A Study of Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate for Reduction of Proteinuria in Patients With IgA Nephropathy

Summary

The investigators study will recruit IgA nephropathy patients with proteinuria range from 0.75 to 3.5g/d even after three-month treatment by sufficient ACEi/ARB. The patients were treated with Hydroxychloroquine 200-400mg/d according to eGFR. The proteinuria will recorded every two months and total four months. Then, the drug will be stopped for two months for observation of change of proteinuria.

Timeline

Start

2016-09-13

Primary completion

2018-01-08

Completion

2018-01-08

Publications

• Tunnicliffe DJ, Reid S, Craig JC, Samuels JA, Molony DA, Strippoli GF. Non-immunosuppressive treatment for IgA nephropathy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Feb 1;2(2):CD003962. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003962.pub3.
• Liu LJ, Yang YZ, Shi SF, Bao YF, Yang C, Zhu SN, Sui GL, Chen YQ, Lv JC, Zhang H. Effects of Hydroxychloroquine on Proteinuria in IgA Nephropathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Kidney Dis. 2019 Jul;74(1):15-22. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.01.026. Epub 2019 Mar 25.

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