Tests Nephropathy Formula No. 1 added to usual care in chronic kidney disease

Trial details

Who runs it

Liu Zhanghong

Trial code

NCT06796660

Record updated

19 August 2025

Original description

This study is a prospective randomized controlled trial, enrolling 70 patients with CKD stages 2-4, randomly divided into a control group and a treatment group, with 35 cases in each group. The study subjects are sourced from three centers. The control group receives integrated basic treatment for chronic kidney disease, including dietary nutrition adjustment, blood pressure control, blood sugar control, lipid control, anemia treatment, and regulation of water, electrolyte, and acid-base metabolic balance. The treatment group, in addition to the basic treatment, is administered Nephropathy Formula No. 1 orally, with a treatment course of 12 weeks and a follow-up period of 2 weeks. The outcome measures are the changes in biochemical indicators, inflammatory factors, T cell subsets, STAT3 mRNA expression, and TCM syndrome scores after 12 weeks of treatment, to assess therapeutic efficacy. This study proposes the experimental hypothesis that Nephropathy Formula No. 1 can effectively improve the T cell immune balance in CKD patients by modulating the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway, thereby inhibiting the occurrence and development of renal fibrosis and improving the prognosis of CKD to a certain extent. Specifically, Nephropathy Formula No. 1 may function through the following mechanisms: (1) downregulating IL-6 mRNA expression, reducing IL-6 secretion, and thereby inhibiting the activation of the STAT3 signaling pathway; (2) regulating the balance of Th17/Treg cell subsets, promoting the differentiation of Th17 cells into Treg cells, enhancing the anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects of Treg cells, and alleviating renal inflammatory responses and fibrosis. Through in-depth exploration of this study, it is expected to provide new ideas and methods for the clinical treatment of CKD, with significant scientific and clinical implications.Read full original descriptionShow less

Exploring the Impact of Nephropathy Formula No. 1 on T-Cell Immune Balance in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Via the IL-6/STAT3 Signaling Pathway

This study is a prospective randomized controlled trial, enrolling 70 patients with CKD stages 2-4, randomly divided into a control group and a treatment group, with 35 cases in each group. The study subjects are sourced from three centers. The control group receives integrated basic treatment for chronic kidney disease, including dietary nutrition adjustment, blood pressure control, blood sugar control, lipid control, anemia treatment, and regulation of water, electrolyte, and acid-base metabolic balance. The treatment group, in addition to the basic treatment, is administered Nephropathy Formula No. 1 orally, with a treatment course of 12 weeks and a follow-up period of 2 weeks. The outcome measures are the changes in biochemical indicators, inflammatory factors, T cell subsets, STAT3 mRNA expression, and TCM syndrome scores after 12 weeks of treatment, to assess therapeutic efficacy. This study proposes the experimental hypothesis that Nephropathy Formula No. 1 can effectively improve the T cell immune balance in CKD patients by modulating the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway, thereby inhibiting the occurrence and development of renal fibrosis and improving the prognosis of CKD to a certain extent. Specifically, Nephropathy Formula No. 1 may function through the following mechanisms: (1) downregulating IL-6 mRNA expression, reducing IL-6 secretion, and thereby inhibiting the activation of the STAT3 signaling pathway; (2) regulating the balance of Th17/Treg cell subsets, promoting the differentiation of Th17 cells into Treg cells, enhancing the anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects of Treg cells, and alleviating renal inflammatory responses and fibrosis. Through in-depth exploration of this study, it is expected to provide new ideas and methods for the clinical treatment of CKD, with significant scientific and clinical implications.

Inclusion: Age between 18 and 65 years old (inclusive); No gender restriction; Patients diagnosed with CKD stages 2-4 according to the above diagnostic criteria by a specialist physician; TCM syndrome differentiation is consistent; Able to cooperate with the study treatment and follow-up, and has good compliance; Agree and sign the medical informed consent form.

Exclusion: Patients who have participated in other drug tests within the past three months or have not completed the effective drug washout period. -; Patients with severe primary diseases of the cardiovascular, hematological, digestive, nervous, respiratory, endocrine systems, malignant tumors, etc; Patients in the active phase of autoimmune system diseases; Patients with chronic infectious diseases such as active viral hepatitis, HIV, or active tuberculosis; Patients with recent acute infections, and non-infectious complications such as hypertension and anemia that have not been effectively controlled; Patients who have undergone surgery, trauma, major bleeding, or blood transfusion within the past three months, or have severe clinical infections, electrolyte disturbances, and acid-base imbalances that have not been effectively controlled; Patients with mental disorders or poor compliance who cannot cooperate; Patients undergoing hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis; Patients who have taken traditional Chinese medicine related to nephropathy treatment within the past month; Pregnant or breastfeeding women.

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