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NCT07825961Completed

Efficacy of Melatonin in the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy Compared With Folic Acid

A Comparative Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Melatonin in the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy Compared With Folic Acid

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 17 Sept 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The current study aims to investigate and compare the anti-inflammatory effects of melatonin versus folic acid in patients with diabetic nephropathy.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
75 (actual)
First submitted
12 Sept 2026
Start date
1 Apr 2025
Primary completion date
1 Jul 2026
Lead sponsor
Tanta University
NCT number
NCT07825961

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 75
  • From 1 Apr 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Jul 2026
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other

  • Patients who are expectant or breastfeeding.
  • Have significant comorbidities.
  • Have rapidly declining renal function.
  • Have acute kidney injury.

Who the study is looking for

  • Adults aged 18-75 years.
  • Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes and diabetic nephropathy, as indicated by an elevated urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR ≥ 30 mg/g) or a decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR \< 60 mL/min/1.73 m²).

Age in the registry: 18 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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Tanta university
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