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Effects of colchicine on renal fibrosis marker in patients with chronic kidney disease

Effects of colchicine on renal fibrosis marker in patients with chronic kidney disease: A randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20220214005
Enrollment
40
Registered
2022-02-14
Start date
2021-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Adult patients with chronic kidney disease stage 3 and 4, defined by KDIGO criteria which eGFR by creatinine-based Thai GFR equation is 15-59ml/min/1.73 m2 of BSA. colchicine, renal fibrosis, urine transforming growth factor beta 1, urine monocyte chemotactic protein1

Interventions

0.6 mg colchicine one tab orally on alternate day,placebo one tab orally on alternate day
Active Comparator Drug,Placebo Comparator Drug

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients, age between 18 to 85 years old 2. Chronic kidney disease stage 3 and 4, defined by KDIGO criteria which eGFR by creatinine-based Thai GFR equation is 15-59 ml per minute per 1.73 m2 of body surface area.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) acute kidney injury within 1 month before randomization 2) colchicine exposure within 3 month before randomization 3) kidney transplant patients 4) pre-existing or plan for immunosuppressive therapy 5) woman with pregnancy, lactation or unwilling to take contraception methods 6) cirrhosis or active hepatitis defined by elevated serum AST and/or ALT twice the upper limit 7) chronic diarrhea 8) neuromuscular disease 9) hematologic disease or abnormal complete blood count, any of the following; hemoglobin < 10 g/dL, white blood count <3,000 x 109/L or Platelet <100,000 x 109/L 10) active malignancy 11) pre-existing use of strong CYP3A4 or P-glycoprotein inhibitors medication 12) colchicine allergy 13) active COVID-19 infection before 2 weeks before randomization.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the change in urine transforming growth factor beta-1 level from baseline to 12 weeks 12 weeks ELISA method

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
change in urine monocyte chemotactic protein-1, urine albumin creatinine ratio, 24-hour urine protein, serum creatinine, CRP, WBC, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio 2) safety outcomes 12 weeks ELISA, standard laboratory method

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactThunyatorn Wuttiputhanun

Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

ja.wutti@gmail.com6622564000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026