Simple urine test may spot kidney risk in spina bifida
NCT ID NCT06041334
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether certain substances in urine (called biomarkers) can predict kidney damage in people with spina bifida. Researchers will measure these biomarkers in 50 patients and compare them to a standard risk score. The goal is to find a non-invasive way to monitor kidney health, but this is an observational study, not a treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple urine test to predict kidney damage risk in spina bifida patients, helping doctors intervene earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study, not a treatment trial. The biomarkers may not reliably predict kidney damage, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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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6 years and older
- 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: * Spina patients consulted as part of the multidisciplinary consultation of the spina bifida rare disease reference centre; * Written consent to participate in the research. * Compulsory membership of a social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a non-continuous trans ileal urinary diversion ; * Patients with enterocystoplasty; * Untreated bacteriuria at the time of urodynamic assessment and urine sample collection; * History of urinary tract tumour; * History of histologically proven interstitial cystitis; * Persons under legal protection (safeguard of justice, curatorship, guardianship); * Persons deprived of their liberty. * Women claiming to be pregnant
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rennes University Hospital
RECRUITINGRennes, CHU de Rennes, 35033, France
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