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Last refreshed on: 13 April 2015
Main ID:  NCT00885547
Date of registration: 20/04/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Nanjing University School of Medicine
Public title: Prospective Study of TW in Treatment of IgAN With Asymptomatic Abnormal Urinalysis
Scientific title: Prospective Clinical Study of TW in Treatment of IgAN With Asymptomatic Abnormal Urinalysis.
Date of first enrolment: March 2009
Target sample size: 90
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00885547
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Name:     Zheng Tang, Doctor
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Nanjing University School of Medicine
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18-60 years old but no requirement for gender

2. All well fit the Diagnostic Criteria for Primary IgAN and IgAN with asymptomatic
abnormal urinalysis

3. Informed consent is obtained from each research subject who agrees to conduct a
periodic follow-up according to the research arrangement

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Secondary IgA nephropathy, such as Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis, Lupus
nephritis and so on

2. Some secondary kidney diseases like diabetic nephropathy or other systemic diseases
which may effect the pathologic and physiological function of kidney like
hypertension and arteriosclerosis

3. Severe infection

4. Abnormality of liver function with glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT) or
glutamic-oxal(o)acetic transaminase (GOT) more than twice upper limit of normal

5. Women during pregnancy and lactation

6. Patients need to procreation lately

7. Patients treated with TW or ARB within 4 months



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 60 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
IgA Nephropathy
Intervention(s)
Drug: tripterygium wilfordii (TW)
Primary Outcome(s)
The percentage got to complete remission (CR) of TW group, the combined treatment group, and the control group after the 3, 6 months treatment. [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
The percentage of total effect of the 3 groups and adverse event within the follow-up periods. [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
NJCT-0904
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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Date Completed:
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