Gut health boost could slow kidney disease, new trial hopes
NCT ID NCT07182942
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a drug called Xiqing, which absorbs waste in the gut, works better when combined with probiotics in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The trial will enroll 120 adults with moderate to advanced CKD who are not on dialysis. Researchers will track kidney function and heart health to see if the combination helps slow disease progression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Xiqing (a coated aldehyde oxystarch capsule that absorbs waste) and probiotics (Lactobacillus casei Zhang)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that combining Xiqing with probiotics better slows kidney disease progression and reduces complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with 120 participants, so results may not apply to all CKD patients. Risks include side effects from the drugs or no added benefit from probiotics.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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 75 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. Written informed consent was obtained; 2. ranging in age from 18 to 75 years; 3. CKD stage 3-5, that is, eGFR \< 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 with non-dialysis stage, no dialysis indication, temporarily stable condition and drug control stage; 4. tolerance of Xiqing and probiotics treatment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. with severe active infection, influence of nutritional status in patients with malignant tumor and other diseases; 2. patients during pregnancy or lactation; 3. unstable vital signs, the condition is not stable, need dialysis patients; 4. patients with intolerance of Xiqing; 5. patients with intolerance of probiotics; 6. taking corticosteroids, antibiotics or other immunosuppressive agents within the past 3 months; 7. taking adsorbent drugs, such as medicinal charcoal tablets, within the past 3 months.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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