Scientists probe kidney tissue to uncover how diabetes drugs shield kidneys
NCT ID NCT07444203
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This observational study examines kidney tissue from adults with diabetic kidney disease who are already having a kidney biopsy or surgery as part of their regular care. Researchers want to see if people taking SGLT2 inhibitors (a type of diabetes medicine) show different biological patterns in their kidney tissue compared to those not taking them. The goal is to understand how these medicines may protect the kidneys and link those patterns to changes in kidney function over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SGLT2 inhibitors (a type of diabetes medicine)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could reveal how SGLT2 inhibitors protect the kidneys, pointing toward better treatments for diabetic kidney disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to everyone with kidney disease.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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.
Who is studied
TRIDENT 2.0 will enroll approximately 200 participants across multiple sites. Eligible participants include: * Patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) confirmed by clinically indicated biopsy. * Patients with other kidney diseases (disease controls). * Living kidney donors (donor biopsy tissue). * Patients undergoing nephrectomy (non-tumor, adjacent normal tissue when available). All participants must provide informed consent for release of one H\&E slide from their clinical biopsy or surgical specimen and for abstraction of relevant clinical data.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Age ≥18 years * eGFR ≥10 ml/min/1.73 m2 based on the 2021 race-free CKD-EPI equation13 * Underwent a clinically indicated kidney biopsy, living donor biopsy, or nephrectomy (non-tumor adjacent tissue available). * Able and willing to provide informed consent for release of one pathology and clinical data abstraction. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent. * Archived biopsy or surgical tissue unavailable for slide preparation. * Any local institutional policy that prohibits release of H\&E slides for research.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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