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Kidney DiseasesCRYSTALNCT06851845

Clinical Outcomes of C3 Glomerulopathy and IC-MPGN in Russia: Hybrid Retrospective - Prospective Study

An observational study of Kidney Diseases, run by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

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Trial summary

The study is planned to study specificity of the clinical course and treatment outcomes of C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) and Immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN) in patients aged under 18 years and 18 years and older in the Russian population in 2025-2028. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 0 to 99 years
Conditions the study is for
Kidney Diseases
How many people
100 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Feb 2026to 1 Feb 2028
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 0 to 99 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: The study will recruit adults (aged 18 years and older) and pediatric patients (legally acceptable representatives) with biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of primary C3G or idiopathic IC-MPGN in the period from March 2024 to February 2027, who will meet the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria.

Who may be able to join

  • Willing to sign informed consent form. If the patient is under 18 years of age, the parent or legally acceptable representative of the child/adolescent who can participate in this study also signs the consent form.
  • Diagnosis of primary C3G or IC-MPGN confirmed by the results of morphological and clinical studies.
  • The results of serum creatinine level, proteinuria determination obtained not earlier than 4 weeks before the kidney biopsy
  • Index date (kidney biopsy) not earlier than March 2024 and not later than 11 months before signing the ICF
  • The estimated baseline GFR (using the CKD-EPI formula for persons aged over 18 years and the modified Schwarz formula for children) or the measured GFR is ≥30 mL/min per 1.73 m2.

Who cannot join

  • Patients participating in a clinical trial with the investigational product.
  • Patients with monoclonal gammopathies (myeloma, B-cell lymphoma/lymphocytic leukemia, lymphoplasmacytoma)
  • Patients with systemic autoimmune diseases and vasculitis (systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease, Sjogren syndrome, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, ANCA vasculitis, cryoglobulinemia)
  • Patients with current or recent infections (viral hepatitis B, viral hepatitis C, infective endocarditis or sepsis, infected ventriculoatrial shunts, abscesses, meningococcal and other bacterial infections, protozoan infections)
  • Patients with any clinically significant acute disease within 30 days prior to kidney biopsy
  • Clinically significant concomitant kidney disease
  • Treatment with pegcetacoplan
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals contact

+41613241111

novartis.email@novartis.com

Novartis Pharmaceuticals contact

About this study

The study is planned to study specificity of the clinical course and treatment outcomes of C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) and Immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN) in patients aged under 18 years and 18 years and older in the Russian population in 2025-2028. The primary objective of the study is to estimate the frequency of complete or partial remission 12 months after morphological verification of the diagnosis. Assessment of demographic, clinical and laboratory, morphological characteristics at diagnosis and their relationship with the disease outcomes, primarily the disease progression and development of chronic renal failure, will allow assessing the efficacy of treatment used in real clinical practice, disease prognosis and factors associated with unfavourable outcomes.

Conditions
Kidney Diseases
Being tested
No intervention
Keywords
glomerulopathy
Medical subject headings
Kidney Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • No interventionOther

    Also called Treatment includes the following options:, ACEi/ARB alone, ACEi/ARB + corticosteroids, ACEi/ARB + MMF

    Patients will receive medical care in accordance with the routine practice of disease treatment

Study groups in NCT06851845
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
C3 glomerulopathyDiagnosis of primary C3G confirmed by the results of morphological and clinical studies.
Receives: Other: No intervention
Immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritisDiagnosis of primary IC-MPGN confirmed by the results of morphological and clinical studies.
Receives: Other: No intervention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number and proportion of patients with overall (complete + partial) remission following the standard therapy in Russia

    Complete response is defined as proteinuria <0.5 g/24 h with stable eGFR (less than 20% decline in eGFR from baseline without the need for renal replacement therapy).

    Partial response is defined as reduction of proteinuria at stable eGFR (no decrease of >20% of baseline value): >50% (from baseline) (in those with proteinuria <3.5 g/day or >3.5 g/day but without nephrotic syndrome (NS)) OR in ≥50% from baseline accompanied by a regression of NS (NS <3.5 g/day and blood albumin ≥30 g/L).

    Measured: 12 months

Secondary outcomes (41)
  1. Number and proportion of patients with complete remission

    Complete remission was defined as proteinuria <0.5 g/24 h with a stable eGFR (less than 20% decline in eGFR from baseline without the needs for renal replacement therapy).

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  2. Number and proportion of patients with partial remission

    Partial remission was defined as a reduction in proteinuria at stable eGFR (no decrease of >20% of baseline): >50% (from baseline) (in those with proteinuria <3.5 g/day or >3.5 g/day but without nephrotic syndrome (NS)) OR in ≥50% from baseline accompanied by a regression of NS (NS: <3.5 g/day and blood albumin ≥30 g/L)

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  3. Number and proportion of patients with relapse

    Clinical relapse was defined as a proteinuria >3.5 g/24h after achieving complete remission or, in those with partial remission, as an increase of proteinuria >50% compared with the lowest value during remission with recurrence of NS

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  4. Number and proportion of patients with progression

    Composite progression defined as 40% eGFR decline from the baseline and/or eGFR <15 mL/min per 1.73 m2 and/or renal replacement therapy

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  5. Number and proportion of patients with progression to end-stage kidney disease

    Number and proportion of patients with progression to end-stage kidney disease from index-date up to 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  6. Number and proportion of died patients

    Number and proportion of patients who died from index date up to 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  7. Time to start of maintenance dialysis

    Time in months from index date to start of maintenance dialysis

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  8. Time from the diagnosis date to the start date of dialysis

    Time in months from the diagnosis date to the start date of dialysis

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  9. Time from the start date of treatment to the start date of dialysis

    Time in months from first treatment date to the start date of dialysis

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  10. Time from the diagnosis date to transplantation

    Time in months from the diagnosis date to transplantation

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  11. Time from the diagnosis date to the date of complete remission

    Time in months from the diagnosis date to the date of complete remission

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  12. Time from the diagnosis date to the date of partial remission

    Time in months from the diagnosis date to the date of partial remission

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  13. Time from the diagnosis date to the date of overall remission (complete and partial remission)

    Time in months from the diagnosis date to the date of overall remission (complete and partial remission)

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  14. Time to progression

    Time in months from the diagnosis date to progression

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  15. Number and proportion of patients with a) an increase in eGFR by ≥15% from the baseline; b) decrease in eGFR by ≥15% from the baseline; c) stable eGFR (change up to 15%)

    Number and proportion of patients with a) an increase in eGFR by ≥15% from the baseline; b) decrease in eGFR by ≥15% from the baseline; c) stable eGFR (change up to 15%) from index date up to 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  16. Time to 30%, 40% and 50% decline in eGFR

    Time in months from index date to 30%, 40% and 50% decline in eGFR

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  17. Number and proportion of patients with proteinuria >1 g/24 h and eGFR ≥30 mL/min per 1.73 m2

    Number and proportion of patients with proteinuria >1 g/24 h and eGFR ≥30 mL/min per 1.73 m2 from index date up to 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  18. Number and proportion of patients with nephrotic syndrome

    Number and proportion of patients with nephrotic syndrome from index date up to 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  19. Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with primary C3G (cohort 1), IC-MPGN (cohort 2), and overall

    Number and proportion of patients by age, gender, BMI, BSA, family history of kidney disease, transplant status, blood pressure, laboratory markers: serum creatinine level (µmol/L), eGFR, urinary blood cell (RBCs/hpf), proteinuria (g/24h), serum albumin (g/L); eGFR rate of change; chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage; proteinuria ≥1 g/24 h AND eGFR ≥30 mL/min per 1.73 m2

    Measured: Baseline

  20. Number of patients by morphologically verified disease form in patients with primary C3G (cohort 1), IC-MPGN (cohort 2), and overall

    Morphologically verified disease form: DDD (subject to electron microscopy), C3GN (subject to electron microscopy), C3G (in the absence of informative electron microscopy data), IC-MPGN.

    Measured: Baseline

  21. Number of patients with presence of serum complement markers, serum factor H, rare genetic variants

    Number of patients with presence of serum complement markers (C3, C4, CH50, C5a), serum factor H, rare genetic variants at baseline

    Measured: Baseline

  22. Number and proportion of patients stratified by treatment sequence and specific regimen of treatment

    Number and proportion of patients stratified by treatment sequence and specific regimen of treatment

    Measured: Baseline; 6 months; 12 months

  23. Number and proportion of patients that discontinued a specific regimen of treatment at each line of therapy at any time during follow-up and reason for discontinuation for each cohort

    Number and proportion of patients that discontinued a specific regimen of treatment at each line of therapy at any time during follow-up and reason for discontinuation for each cohort

    Measured: Baseline; 6 months; 12 months

  24. Number of exposed doses for non-continuous treatments (e.g., pulse therapy, rituximab infusion) in each cohort

    Number of exposed doses for non-continuous treatments (e.g., pulse therapy, rituximab infusion) in each cohort

    Measured: Baseline; 6 months; 12 months

  25. Number of patients by qualitative, semi-quantitative and quantitative scores of active and chronic lesions

    1. mesangial proliferation (% of glomeruli),
    2. endocapillary hypercellularity (% of glomeruli),
    3. membranoproliferative morphology (thickening and/or double contouring of the capillary basement membranes),
    4. leukocyte infiltration,
    5. proportion of completely intact glomeruli (%)
    6. proportion of cellular (%), fibrous (%), fibrocellular (%) crescents,
    7. fibrinoid necrosis,
    8. interstitial infiltration,
    9. interstitial fibrosis (%),
    10. tubular atrophy (%),
    11. global and segmental glomerulosclerosis (quantitatively, % of all glomeruli)
    12. arteriosclerosis and arteriolosclerosis

    Measured: Baseline

  26. Number of patients with signs of thrombotic microangiopathy in the biopsy specimen

    Number of patients with signs of thrombotic microangiopathy in the biopsy specimen at baseline

    Measured: Baseline

  27. Number of patients with acute tubular necrosis

    Number of patients with acute tubular necrosis at baseline

    Measured: Baseline

  28. Number of patients with presence of C1q, IgA, IgM, IgG, C3, kappa chain, lambda chain deposits

    Number of patients with presence of C1q, IgA, IgM, IgG, C3, kappa chain, lambda chain deposits at baseline

    Measured: Baseline

  29. Patient-reported outcomes for C3G (cohort 1), IC-MPGN (cohort 2), and overall

    1. Descriptive adherence data based on question score
    2. Patient-reported outcomes, SF-36 (RAND)

    Measured: 12 months

  30. Number of patients (%) with adverse events/serious adverse events by treatment option

    Number of patients (%) with adverse events/serious adverse events by treatment option from index date up to 12 months

    Measured: 12 months

  31. Change from baseline of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) in patients with C3G (cohort 1), IC-MPGN (cohort 2), and overall

    Change from baseline of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) (with percentiles for children) at 6 and 12 month

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  32. Change from baseline serum creatinine level (µmol/L) in patients with C3G (cohort 1), IC-MPGN (cohort 2), and overall

    Change from baseline serum creatinine level (µmol/L) at 6 and 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  33. Change from baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in patients with C3G (cohort 1), IC-MPGN (cohort 2), and overall

    Change from baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at 6 and 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  34. Change from baseline eGFR rate of change over time (eGFR slope) in patients with C3G (cohort 1), IC-MPGN (cohort 2), and overall

    Change from baseline eGFR rate of change over time (eGFR slope) at 6 and 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  35. Change from baseline chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage (number of patients, %) in patients with C3G (cohort 1), IC-MPGN (cohort 2), and overall

    Change from baseline chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage (number of patients, %) at 6 and 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  36. Change from baseline red blood cell count in patients with C3G (cohort 1), IC-MPGN (cohort 2), and overall

    Change from baseline red blood cell (RBC) count at 6 and 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  37. Change from baseline RBC casts in patients with C3G (cohort 1), IC-MPGN (cohort 2), and overall

    Change from baseline RBC casts at 6 and 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  38. Change from baseline daily proteinuria (proteinuria in g/24 hours) in patients with C3G (cohort 1), IC-MPGN (cohort 2), and overall

    Change from baseline daily proteinuria (proteinuria in g/24 hours) at 6 and 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  39. Change from baseline proteinuria >1 g/24 h in patients with C3G (cohort 1), IC-MPGN (cohort 2), and overall

    Change from baseline proteinuria >1 g/24 h at 6 and 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  40. Change from baseline eGFR ≥30 mL/min per 1.73 m2 in patients with C3G (cohort 1), IC-MPGN (cohort 2), and overall

    Change from baseline eGFR ≥30 mL/min per 1.73 m2 at 6 and 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

  41. Change from baseline number of patients with nephrotic syndrome (%) in patients with C3G (cohort 1), IC-MPGN (cohort 2), and overall

    Change from baseline number of patients with nephrotic syndrome (%) at 6 and 12 months

    Measured: 6 months; 12 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Feb 2025
  2. Study start1 Feb 2026 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 Feb 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Feb 2028 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
100 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06851845
Sponsor's protocol ID
CLNP023B1RU01
Acronym
CRYSTAL
Status last verified
Feb 2025
First submitted
12 Feb 2025
Last updated
28 Feb 2025
Results posted
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Kidney Diseases, run by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Feb 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Novartis Pharmaceuticals (+41613241111, novartis.email@novartis.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number and proportion of patients with overall (complete + partial) remission following the standard therapy in Russia (time frame: 12 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Feb 2025.

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