Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Short-term gluCOCOrticoid in Adult STEROID-sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome: The COCO-ASTEROID Study

Lead Sponsor:

First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

Conditions:

Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study will compare a short-term course (12 week) glucocorticoid regimen with the Conventional 24-week regimen as originally proposed by KDIGO. The purpose of the study is to determine a short-ter...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Urine protein: creatinine ratio ≥3000mg/g (300mg/mmol)
  • Serum/plasma albumin level \< 30g/L
  • Age ≥ 16 years at the time of diagnosis
  • No prior therapy with steroids, immunosuppressive or cytotoxic agents for any form of renal disease (other than the 28 days of prednisolone therapy given initially as routine clinical practice)
  • No evidence of underlying systemic disorder or exposure to agents known to be associated with newly presenting steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome
  • Informed consent
  • SSNS defined as Complete remission within 4 weeks of prednisone or prednisolone at standard dose

Exclusion

  • Secondary nephrotic syndrome
  • Contradictions for glucocorticoids
  • SRNS: Lack of complete remission within 4 weeks of therapy with daily prednisone or prednisolone at standard dose
  • anti-PLA2R positive
  • Adults with histological changes other than minimal lesion or focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (FSGS) glomerulonephritis where renal biopsy has been undertaken
  • Adults with a prior history of poor compliance with medical therapy Known allergy to glucocorticoid therapy
  • Other situations where the researcher deems it inappropriate to participate in the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2026

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

224 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07151456

Start Date

January 1 2026

End Date

December 1 2029

Last Update

September 3 2025

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, 325000