Ancient herb takes on modern kidney damage
NCT ID NCT07153731
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests Shenkangling, a traditional Chinese herbal tonic, in 100 adults who experience kidney injury during surgery. The goal is to see if it helps kidneys recover and is safe. Participants take the herb twice daily, and researchers measure urine and blood markers of kidney function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Shenkangling (Chinese herbal tonic)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new treatment option to help kidneys recover after surgery-related injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Herbal remedies can have side effects or interact with other medications.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Fulfillment of western medical diagnostic criteria requiring renal ischemia-reperfusion surgical operation and renal artery clamping time ≤ 30 min 2. Meets the criteria for Chinese medicine identification 3. 18 ≤ age ≤ 65 4. Voluntary participation with signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with stage 4 or 5 renal insufficiency or patients with acute renal failure 2. Those with secondary factors such as systemic lupus erythematosus, drug-induced renal damage, etc. confirmed by examination 3. Does not meet the diagnosis of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury 4. Cases not within the scope of action of the drug 5. Those who have been taking other related therapeutic drugs for a long period of time, e.g., taking Chinese medicines such as Jingui Shenqi Pills by mouth for a long period of time, or those who are unable to stop taking the medicines immediately. 6. Advanced deformity, disability, loss of labor force 7. Combined heart, brain, liver, hematopoietic system, endocrine system and other serious primary diseases and psychiatric patients 8. Pregnant or lactating women 9. Critically ill patients 10. Other circumstances deemed inappropriate for inclusion in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Yiwu, Zhejiang, 322000, China
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