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Nephrotic Syndrome in ChildrenNEPTUNE MatchNCT04571658

NEPTUNE Match Study

A study testing Communication in people with Nephrotic Syndrome in Children and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, run by University of Michigan at 16 sites in United States.

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Trial summary

NEPTUNE Match is an additional opportunity offered to NEPTUNE study participants to prospectively recruit and communicate patient-specific clinical trial matching with kidney patients and their physician investigators. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 year to 80 years
What is being tested?
Communication
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
375 participants
Where
16 sitesUnited States
Study dates
2 May 2022to 30 Dec 2029
Phase
Interventional
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 1 year to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Consented and eligible participants in the biopsied or non-biopsied cohorts of the NEPTUNE observational study
  • Must be potentially eligible for the NEPTUNE Match partnering trials (e.g. if no trial is enrolling a participant under age 6, those under 6 are not eligible).
  • Note: NEPTUNE Match partnering trials and associated eligibility criteria are expected to be dynamic and change as trial protocols are developed, activated, and amended.
  • Regular nephrology healthcare provided at a NEPTUNE study site.
  • Willing and able to consent, and as appropriate assent, to participate in NEPTUNE Match

Who cannot join

  • Currently non-NEPTUNE observational study participants are not eligible to be matched to a clinical trial using these biomarker assessments.
  • 1. Non-English or non-Spanish speaking

Trial locations and contacts

16 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Hailey E Desmond, MS contact

734-232-4851

heturner@med.umich.edu

Chrysta C Lienczewski, BS contact

734-615-5021

boridley@med.umich.edu

16 sites in 1 country

United States16 sites, 16 recruiting
  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

    Enrolling by invitation
  • Emory University Hospital - Children's Hospital of Atlanta

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

    Emily Yun, emily.yun@emory.edu

    Laurence Greenbaum, MD, PhD

    Recruiting
  • Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

    MIahje Williams, mwil296@jhmi.edu

    Meredith Adkinson, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514

    Anne Froment, anne_froment@med.unc.edu

    Maria Fernanda Ochoa Toro, ferochoc@email.unc.edu

    Recruiting
  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charlotte, South Carolina, 29425

    David Selewski, MD, MS

    Recruiting
  • John H. Stroger, Jr., Hospital of Cook County

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

    Mathew Itteera, mathew.itteera@cookcountyhhs.org

    Recruiting
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

    Stefanie Larson, larsons2@ccf.org

    Katherine Dell, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160

    Catherine Creed, ccreed@kumc.edu

    Ellen McCarthy, MD

    Recruiting
  • Children's Mercy Hospital

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108

    Kelsey Markus, kemarkus@cmh.edu

    Tarak Srivastava, MD

    Recruiting
  • Northwell/Cohen's Children's Hospital

    New Hyde Park, New York, 11040

    Suzanne Vento, BSN, svento@northwell.edu

    Christine Sethna, MD, MS

    Recruiting
  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032

    Anup Pradhan

    Pietro Canetta, MD

    Recruiting
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

    Krishna Kallem, MS, Krishna.Kallem@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

    Larry Holzman, MD

    Recruiting
  • Temple University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19122

    Zoe Pfeffer, zoe.pfeffer@tuhs.temple.edu

    Iris Lee, MD

    Recruiting
  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, Washington, 98105

    Emily Pao, emily.pao@seattlechildrens.org

    Sangeeta Hingorani, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of Washington Medical Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98195

    Linda Manahan, BSN, lmanahan@nephrology.washington.edu

    Ashley Jefferson, MD

    Recruiting
  • Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center

    Spokane, Washington, 99204

    Kelli Kuykendall, kelli.kuykendall@providence.org

    Katherine Tuttle, MD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Implementing Precision Medicine for Glomerular Diseases in the Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network (NEPTUNE)

NEPTUNE Match is an additional opportunity offered to NEPTUNE study participants to prospectively recruit and communicate patient-specific clinical trial matching with kidney patients and their physician investigators.

Read the detailed description

This is a prospective, open-label study testing the ability to effectively communicate patient-specific clinical trial matching with kidney patients and clinician investigators. The study consists of four components:

  1. Recruitment of participants from the NEPTUNE observational cohort study
  2. Generation of participant profile-trial match assessment using data from the NEPTUNE observational study and profiling units by the NEPTUNE Molecular Nephrology Board
  3. Establishing and testing a framework to communicate disease-trial drug mechanism matching with investigators and patients
  4. Retrospective comparison of kidney health outcomes in subjects enrolled in trials that aligned with their match vs. trial subjects with mis-aligned or unknown match alignment.
Being tested
Communication
Keywords
Nephrotic Syndrome, NEPTUNE, Match, Clinical Trial Match
Medical subject headings
Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental, Nephrosis, Lipoid, Glomerulonephritis, Membranous, Macular dystrophy, corneal type 1, Nephritis, Hereditary, Nephrotic Syndrome

What participants receive

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

  • CommunicationOther

    The NEPTUNE Match study includes an interdisciplinary Communication Team that will translate findings from the Molecular Nephrology Board (MNB) to inform patients of the matching assessment with ongoing clinical trials. This team has considerable experience with conveying complex biomedical research information to patients and families and includes experts in precision nephrology, nephrology patient [adult and pediatric] communication, and health education.

Study groups in NCT04571658
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
NEPTUNE Match ParticipantsOtherApproximately 375 participants will be consented from the NEPTUNE observational study with age and demographic groups representing the patient population in the NEPTUNE study site geographical areas. NEPTUNE observational cohort eligibility includes: participants in NEPTUNE observational cohort A are of any age and have a biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), Minimal Change Disease (MCD), or Membranous Nephropathy (MN). Participants in NEPTUNE observational cohort B have documented NS based on proteinuria, serum albumin, and/or edema with age of onset less than 19 years.
Receives: Other: Communication

What is being measured

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

  1. Matched participants with at least one clinical trial receive a MNB assessment

    Proportion of NEPTUNE Match participants with at least one matching clinical trial, defined as receiving a Molecular Nephrology Board (MNB) assessment that provides a match to at least one targeted therapy in an ongoing clinical trial

    Measured: 0-4 weeks

  2. Efficacy of communication methods at time of communication visit, measured by Teach Back 1 summary score

    Key findings from MNB trial matching analyses and deliberations will be conveyed to study participants using a NEPTUNE Match Report that summarizes the findings. The report indicates the strength of matching to ongoing clinical trials and the uncertainty and research origins of the information. A sample Match Report can be found in Appendix C. The report will not contain individual data elements reviewed by the MNB. The creation of NEPTUNE Match Reports will follow health education principles including matching of content to patients' informational needs and health literacy levels, use of visual aids to clarify meaning of information, and avoidance of information overload of the participant.

    Measured: 12 weeks

  3. Kidney health endpoints that are specific to each individual trial

    The analytic integration supporting the Molecular Nephrology Board (MNB) case review will be initiated and will occur. The MNB will conduct the discussion and generate the integrated data summary and case report inclusive of clinical trial matching by webinar. Input from the MNB will be used to generate a final version of the participant NEPTUNE Match Report. This is a longitudinal outcome that will be assessed at the end of the study relative to endpoints specific to matched clinical trials, assessing the superiority of stratification (matching or alignment of patient molecular profiles to targeted therapies in clinical trials) to non-stratification.

    Measured: 0-60 months

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Efficacy of communication methods at follow up, measured by Teach Back of key concepts

    3 defined teachback concepts will be scored to indicate the participant's understanding of strength of matching.

    Measured: 14-18 weeks

  2. Psychological distress measured by the STAI assessment

    State Trait Anxiety Inventory (mini-STAI) scale will be used to assess a participant's psychological distress around their participation in NEPTUNE Match at the consent visit and the follow up visit.

    Measured: 14-18 weeks

  3. Psychological distress measured by the FACToR-NEPTUNE assessment

    FACToR-NEPTUNE is a measure that has been modified from the Feelings About genomiC Testing Results (FACToR). FACToR-12 is used to assess the psychosocial impact of returning genomic findings to patients in research and clinical practice. In the FACToR-NEPTUNE assessment the measure will assess the psychosocial impact after receiving the NEPTUNE Match Report.

    Measured: 14-18 weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Oct 2020
  2. Study start2 May 2022
  3. Primary completion30 Dec 2029 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Dec 2029 (estimated)

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
Potential participants are selected based on enrollment in the NEPTUNE Observational Cohort Study (NEPTUNE) and who are possibly eligible for a NEPTUNE Match sub-study partner trial. These participants will then be "Match"ed to a partner trial based on biomarker validation and this information will be communicated to the participant in a teach-back model to determine effectiveness.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
375 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04571658
Sponsor's protocol ID
HUM00158219-Sub
Other IDs
U54DK083912, R01DK141114
Acronym
NEPTUNE Match
Status last verified
Jun 2026
First submitted
8 Sep 2020
Last updated
10 Jun 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Gadegbeku CA, Gipson DS, Holzman LB, Ojo AO, Song PX, Barisoni L, Sampson MG, Kopp JB, Lemley KV, Nelson PJ, Lienczewski CC, Adler SG, Appel GB, Cattran DC, Choi MJ, Contreras G, Dell KM, Fervenza FC, Gibson KL, Greenbaum LA, Hernandez JD, Hewitt SM, Hingorani SR, Hladunewich M, Hogan MC, Hogan SL, Kaskel FJ, Lieske JC, Meyers KE, Nachman PH, Nast CC, Neu AM, Reich HN, Sedor JR, Sethna CB, Trachtman H, Tuttle KR, Zhdanova O, Zilleruelo GE, Kretzler M. Design of the Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network (NEPTUNE) to evaluate primary glomerular nephropathy by a multidisciplinary approach. Kidney Int. 2013 Apr;83(4):749-56. doi: 10.1038/ki.2012.428. Epub 2013 Jan 16.

    PubMed 23325076
  • Tao J, Mariani L, Eddy S, Maecker H, Kambham N, Mehta K, Hartman J, Wang W, Kretzler M, Lafayette RA. JAK-STAT signaling is activated in the kidney and peripheral blood cells of patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Kidney Int. 2018 Oct;94(4):795-808. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.05.022. Epub 2018 Aug 6.

    PubMed 30093081
  • Ha Dinh TT, Bonner A, Clark R, Ramsbotham J, Hines S. The effectiveness of the teach-back method on adherence and self-management in health education for people with chronic disease: a systematic review. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2016 Jan;14(1):210-47. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2016-2296.

    PubMed 26878928
  • Marteau TM, Bekker H. The development of a six-item short-form of the state scale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Br J Clin Psychol. 1992 Sep;31(3):301-6. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1992.tb00997.x.

    PubMed 1393159
  • Tluczek A, Henriques JB, Brown RL. Support for the reliability and validity of a six-item state anxiety scale derived from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. J Nurs Meas. 2009;17(1):19-28. doi: 10.1891/1061-3749.17.1.19.

    PubMed 19902657

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Communication in people with Nephrotic Syndrome in Children and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, run by University of Michigan at 16 sites in United States.

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 2 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 16 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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 Hailey E Desmond, MS (734-232-4851, heturner@med.umich.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Matched participants with at least one clinical trial receive a MNB assessment (time frame: 0-4 weeks). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04571658, which also lists 5 linked publications.

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 10 Jun 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 27 Oct 2026.

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