Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Treatment Effects of Chinese Medicine (Yi-Qi-Qing-Jie Herbal Compound) Combined With Immunosuppression Therapies in IgA Nephropathy Patients With High-risk of ESRD

Lead Sponsor:

Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Collaborating Sponsors:

China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Conditions:

IgA Nephropathy at High Risk of Developing ESRD

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The TCM-WINE study is a single-center, prospective, double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. Based on optimal supportive care, the trial is aiming to assess superiority with regard to renal p...

Detailed Description

The investigators plan to randomize 60 participants with biopsy-proven IgAN to a YQF combined group (YQF compound combined with prednisolone, and cyclophosphamide if necessary) or an immunosuppression...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients who maintain regular follow-ups at Guang'anmen Hospital, agree to participate, and provide informed consent;
  • biopsy-proven IgA nephropathy, with recent progression to high-risk IgAN\*;
  • eGFR 15 to 60 ml/min/1.73 m2, calculated with the use of CKD-EPI Creatinine Equation 2009.
  • High-risk IgAN: persistent proteinuria ≥ 1 g/d despite at least 8 weeks of optimal supportive care \[maximally tolerated RAS blocker which refers to no symptomatic hypotension, no hyperkalemia, and serum creatinine increased by not more than 30% of baseline, blood pressure control meeting targets (135/85 mmHg or lower), and dietary management (sodium intake less than 6 g/d, protein intake of 0.6-0.8 g/kg/day, and low-fat diet)\], the mean annual eGFR decline rate (eGFR-slope) \>10 ml/min per 1.73 m2 per year, while needing to restart immunosuppressive therapy; or eGFR\<60 ml/min/1.73 m2 at the first diagnosis.

Exclusion

  • secondary IgAN;
  • comorbidity of other primary or secondary glomerular diseases;
  • comorbidity of severe primary diseases such as cardiovascular, hepatic, cerebral, and hematopoietic system diseases or mental disorders;
  • allergy or intolerance to the experimental medication (e.g., RAS blockers, prednisolone, cyclophosphamide, YQF compound and its placebo compound);
  • contraindications to immunosuppression therapy-acute and chronic infectious diseases, malignancies, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, ulcers of stomach or duodenum, post-transplantation;
  • pregnant or lactating women;
  • unwilling to participate in this study, failure to accept or tolerate Chinese medicine compound;
  • history of alcohol or drug abuse;
  • poor compliance, loss to follow-up;
  • participation in another clinical investigation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 4 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03418779

Start Date

July 4 2019

End Date

December 31 2024

Last Update

September 25 2024

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Guang anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100053