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Epithelial Dysmetabolism and Renal Fibrosis in ANCA Vasculitis

Epithelial Dysmetabolism and Renal Fibrosis in ANCA Vasculitis

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07010250
Acronym
PROTECT-Fi
Enrollment
146
Registered
2025-06-08
Start date
2025-11-03
Completion date
2029-11-02
Last updated
2026-06-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

ANCA Associated Vasculitis, Diabetic Nephropathies, Extramembranous Glomerulopathy, IgA Nephropathy, Interstitial Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, Minimal Change, Segmental Hyalinosis

Keywords

nephropathy, cohort

Brief summary

The project is to explore in humans the hypothesis of the link between the alteration of tubulo-interstitial metabolism and the rate of deterioration of renal function by comparing various nephropathies.

Detailed description

Patients with ANCA vasculitis with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with "crescent" will be compared to six other groups made up of patients with another nephropathy 1/extramembranous glomerulonephritis and 2/ nephropathy with minimal glomerular lesion (LGM) characterized by the absence of significant tubulointerstitial fibrosis lesions and slow evolution towards end-stage chronic renal failure ). Other groups of patients will 3/have interstitial nephropathy, 4/IgA mesangial glomerulopathy , 5/diabetic nephropathy, or 6/collapsing focal segmental hyalinosis.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Lead SponsorOTHER
Ministry of Health, France
CollaboratorOTHER_GOV
Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
CollaboratorOTHER_GOV
National Research Agency, France
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with an indication for initial diagnostic PBR on native kidney * 18 ans ≥ Age ≤ 90 ans * Affiliation to french health insurance * Patient having given consent For the ANCA vasculitis group: • Diagnosis of ANCA vasculitis retained on renal biopsy with ANCA anti-proteinase 3 (PR3) or ANCA anti-myeloperoxidase (MPO) For the control groups: • Diagnosis retained after the renal biopsy * Interstitial Nephritis * Or glomerular nephropathy such as minimal change nephropathy * Or Segmental hyalinosis in itscollapsing form * Or Extramembranous Glomerulopathy, * Or glomerulopathy with mesangial IgA deposits * Or diabetic nephropathy.

Exclusion criteria

* Kidney transplant patient * Patient on dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis) * Patient under legal protection, guardianship or curatorship * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Enrollement in an interventional study except studies relating to ANCA vasculitis and nephropathy with mesangial IgA deposits.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Spatial lipidomics for measuring tubular dysmetabolismThrough study completion up to end of study, when the last patients completed 1 year follow-up.Measured either through biospy at baseline or from blood and urine samples taken at baseline, after 15 days, 2 months, 6 months and then every 6 months until the last patients completed 1 year follow-up. Their contribution for classifying ANCA vasculitis and other nephropathies will be evaluated.
Co-staining for measuring tubular segments markersThrough study completion up to end of study, when the last patients completed 1 year follow-upMeasured either through biospy at baseline or from blood and urine samples taken at baseline, after 15 days, 2 months, 6 months and then every 6 months until the last patients completed 1 year follow-up. Their contribution for classifying ANCA vasculitis and other nephropathies will be evaluated.
Immunofluorescence (at the protein level) for measuring peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Gamma (PPAR-gamma)Through study completion up to end of study, when the last patients completed 1 year follow-upMeasured either through biospy at baseline or from blood and urine samples taken at baseline, after 15 days, 2 months, 6 months and then every 6 months until the last patients completed 1 year follow-up. Its contribution for classifying ANCA vasculitis and other nephropathies will be evaluated.
Spatial transcriptomics (at the mRNA level) for measuring peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Gamma (PPAR-gamma)Through study completion up to end of study, when the last patients completed 1 year follow-upMeasured either through biospy at baseline or from blood and urine samples taken at baseline, after 15 days, 2 months, 6 months and then every 6 months until the last patients completed 1 year follow-up. Its contribution for classifying ANCA vasculitis and other nephropathies will be evaluated.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Glomerular filtration rate evolutionThrough study completion up to end of study, when the last patients completed 1 year follow-up.CKDepi (Chronic Kidney Disease - EPIdemiology, a method for estimating glomerular filtration rate) decline. It is calculated with a patient's age, sexe and color of their skin as well as serum creatinine rates found in urine and blood samples. Measured at baseline, after 15 days, 2 months, 6 months and then every 6 months until the last patients completed 1 year follow-up. It will be used to study the differences of glomerular filtration rate evolution between patients with ANCA vasculitis and those with other nephropathies.
Urinary protein/creatinine ratio evolutionThrough study completion up to end of study, when the last patients completed 1 year follow-up.Measured in urinary morning sample taken at baseline, after 2 months, 6 months and then every 6 months until the last patients completed 1 year follow-up. It will be used to : * group patients with similar characteristics in homogeneous groups. * study the differences in the evolution between patients with ANCA vasculitis and those with other nephropathies. * identify similaritites in patients trajectories according to which nephropathy they were diagnosed with.
Urinary albumin/creatinine evolution ratioThrough study completion up to end of study, when the last patients completed 1 year follow-up.Measured in urinary morning sample taken at baseline, after 2 months, 6 months and then every 6 months until the last patients completed 1 year follow-up. It will be used to : * group patients with similar characteristics in homogeneous groups. * study the differences in the evolution between patients with ANCA vasculitis and those with other nephropathies. * identify similaritites in patients trajectories according to which nephropathy they were diagnosed with.
Lipidomic analysisThrough study from baseline until one year visit.Measured in urinary morning sample taken at baseline, after 15 days, 2 months, 6 months and one year. More specifically there will be an anatomopathological analysis of lipid content (oil red o, Luxol blue, Nile red staining). It will be used to group patients with similar characteristics in homogeneous groups and identify similaritites in patients trajectories according to which nephropathy they were diagnosed with.
Metabolomic analysisThrough study from baseline until one year visit.Measured in urinary morning sample taken at baseline, after 15 days, 2 months, 6 months and one year. It will be used to group patients with similar characteristics in homogeneous groups and identify similaritites in patients trajectories according to which nephropathy they were diagnosed with.
Proportion of fibrotic tissuesAt baseline.Measured in % with biopsy at the beginning of study. It will be used to study the impact of interstitial fibrosis in the relation between tubular dysmetabolism and ANCA vasculitis against other nephropathies.
Capillary densityAt baseline.Measured with biopsy at the beginning of study. It will be used to study the impact of interstitial fibrosis in the relation between tubular dysmetabolism and ANCA vasculitis against other nephropathies
Markers of podocytes, renal epithelial cells and specific leukocyte populationsAt baseline.Measured with biopsy at the beginning of study. It will be used to study the impact of interstitial fibrosis in the relation between tubular dysmetabolism and ANCA vasculitis against other nephropathies
Quantification of fibrosisAt baseline.Measured with biopsy at the beginning of the study, by Sirius Red staining. It will be used to study the impact of interstitial fibrosis in the relation between tubular dysmetabolism and ANCA vasculitis against other nephropathies
IMC (imaging mass cytometry)At baseline.Tubular cell labeling with dedifferentiation at the beginning of study. It will be used to study the impact of interstitial fibrosis in the relation between tubular dysmetabolism and ANCA vasculitis against other nephropathies.
Transcriptomic analysisThrough study completion up to end of study, when the last patients completed 1 year follow-up.Measured with biopsy at the beginning of study and blood sample taken at baseline, after 2 months, 6 months and then every 6 months until the last patients completed 1 year follow-up. More specifically an anatomopathological analysis with single cell transcriptomic analyses along a study of gene expression (epigenetic deregulation) will be carried out. It will be used to group patients with similar characteristics in homogeneous groups and identify similaritites in patients trajectories according to which nephropathy they were diagnosed with.
DiastoleThrough study completion up to end of study, when the last patients completed 1 year follow-up.Measured in mmHg (average of 3 measures) at baseline, after 2 months, 6 months and then every 6 months until the last patients completed 1 year follow-up. It will be used to group patients with similar characteristics in homogeneous groups and identify similaritites in patients trajectories according to which nephropathy they were diagnosed with.
SystoleThrough study completion up to end of study, when the last patients completed 1 year follow-up.Measured in mmHg (average of 3 measures) at baseline, after 2 months, 6 months and then every 6 months until the last patients completed 1 year follow-up. It will be used to group patients with similar characteristics in homogeneous groups and identify similaritites in patients trajectories according to which nephropathy they were diagnosed with.
Heart rateThrough study completion up to end of study, when the last patients completed 1 year follow-up.Measured in beat per minute (average of 3 measures) at baseline, after 2 months, 6 months and then every 6 months until the last patients completed 1 year follow-up. It will be used to group patients with similar characteristics in homogeneous groups and identify similaritites in patients trajectories according to which nephropathy they were diagnosed with.
Blood count analysisThrough study completion up to end of study, when the last patients completed 1 year follow-up.Measures on leukocytes, red blood cells and platelets with blood samples taken at baseline, after 2 months, 6 months and then every 6 months until the last patients completed 1 year follow-up. It will be used to group patients with similar characteristics in homogeneous groups and identify similaritites in patients trajectories according to which nephropathy they were diagnosed with.
Leukocytes evolutionThrough study completion up to end of study, when the last patients completed 1 year follow-up.Measured in several ways : * by blood count with blood samples taken at baseline, after 2 months, 6 months and then every 6 months until the last patients completed 1 year follow-up * through anatomopathological analysis by IMC with the biopsy core taken at the beginning of the study * specific leukocytes population will be studied for interstitial fibrosis assessment Measured at baseline, after 15 days, 2 months, 6 months and then every 6 months until the last patients completed 1 year follow-up. They will be used to : * study the differences in the evolution between patients with ANCA vasculitis and those with other nephropathies. * identify similaritites in patients trajectories according to which nephropathy they were diagnosed with. * study the impact of interstitial fibrosis in the relation between tubular dysmetabolism and ANCA vasculitis against other nephropathies.

Countries

France

Contacts

CONTACTMaxime BRUSSIEUX
maxime.brussieux@aphp.fr+33 1 44 84 17 89
CONTACTLaura LE MAO
laura.le-mao@aphp.fr+33 1 56 09 54 97
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMarine LIVROZET

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 1, 2026