Could a common acid blocker save transplanted kidneys?
NCT ID NCT07275632
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase trial tests whether a stomach acid drug called vonoprazan fumarate can reduce delayed graft function, a common complication where a new kidney doesn't work right away. About 47 first-time kidney transplant recipients will take the drug for seven days after surgery. Researchers will measure how many need dialysis and how well the kidney recovers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- vonoprazan fumarate
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, short-term treatment to help new kidneys work sooner after transplant, reducing the need for dialysis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study (47 people) with no placebo group, so results may not be reliable. The drug may not work or could have side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 47 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 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: * Age ≥ 18 years at time of transplantation. * Undergoing first-time deceased-donor kidney transplantation. * No administration of proton-competitive acid blockers (P-CABs) in the 1 month prior to transplantation. * Consent to receive the standard immunosuppressive therapy post-transplantation. * Ability and willingness to provide informed consent and comply with study procedures and follow-up. * Complete baseline clinical data available. Exclusion Criteria: * Receiving a living-donor kidney transplant or multi-organ transplantation. * Previous history of any solid organ or cellular transplantation (with the exception of corneal transplants). * Intraoperative occurrence of hyperacute rejection or confirmed graft non-function (e.g., renal artery thrombosis). * Presence of high risk for primary graft non-function (e.g., severe injury to the transplant renal artery). * Severe postoperative intestinal obstruction requiring prolonged fasting or inability to take oral medication in perioperative period. * Known history of hypersensitivity to vonoprazan fumarate or any of its excipients. * Subjects with severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class C). * Concomitant use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g., ritonavir, clarithromycin). * Current therapy with atazanavir or rilpivirine. * Any other condition deemed by the investigator to be inappropriate for study participation (e.g., uncontrolled active infection, severe peptic ulcer, pregnancy or lactation).
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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
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGuangzhou, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
RECRUITINGChongqing, China
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