Clinical Trial Intelligence

Which EU Sites Anchor Phase II–III CKD and Kidney Failure Trials?

Report date: 7 June 2026

Across 54 CTIS Phase II–III records, CKD and kidney failure trials show two different operational patterns: broad dialysis-network deployment in Phase III and smaller nephrology specialist clusters in Phase II. The most repeated site/legal-site names were dialysis platforms and high-volume academic nephrology centers, while large country allocations concentrated around Spain, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, and Poland.

54
Phase II–III CKD / kidney failure trial records
33
Phase III records
21
Phase II records

Top EU site anchors were dialysis networks and recurring nephrology centers

The top 10 site/legal-site anchors were ranked by recorded appearances in the available geography records. TritonLife Dializis Center Kft. led with 5 recorded site entries, followed by First Dialysis Services Bulgaria EAD with 3. Eight other recurring centers or legal-site names appeared 2 times each.

Top site anchors by recorded entries
TritonLife Dializis Center Kft.
5
First Dialysis Services Bulgaria EAD
3
Nuvisan GmbH
2
Amsterdam UMC / Amsterdam UMC Stichting
2
Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
2
Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
2
Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron
2
Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
2
Ziekenhuisgroep Twente Stichting
2
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
2
CKD / kidney failure Phase II–III EU site appearances
Interpretation

The site pattern is not dominated by one academic mega-center. Instead, CKD and kidney failure development relies on distributed nephrology, diabetes-kidney, and dialysis infrastructure, especially where trials target hemodialysis, renal anemia, hypertension, diabetes-related CKD, or kidney failure populations.

Phase III represented most CKD / kidney failure activity

Of the 54 included records, 33 were Phase III and 21 were Phase II. Phase III therefore represented 61.1% of the dataset, while Phase II represented 38.9%.

Phase distribution
Phase III
61.1%
Phase II
38.9%
Phase II–III CKD / kidney failure records
Interpretation

The Phase III tilt means site strategy is heavily shaped by execution scale, not just exploratory nephrology science. This explains why dialysis groups, multicenter national site lists, and countries with many smaller nephrology centers appear prominently.

Largest country allocation records point to Germany, Denmark, Austria, Spain, France and Greece

The largest visible country-level participant allocations were Germany with 124 and 64 participants in renal anemia Phase III records, Denmark with 260 participants in one Phase II CKD record, Austria with 220, Spain with 150, France with 100, and Greece with 100.

Selected high-allocation country records
Denmark
260
single Phase II CKD country allocation
Austria
220
single CKD / kidney failure allocation
Spain
150
large Phase III nephrology allocation
Germany
124
renal anemia Phase III allocation
France
100
Phase III stage 4–5 CKD / sarcopenia allocation
Greece
100
large nephrology country allocation
Country-level participant allocations in CKD / kidney failure geography records
Interpretation

Country selection appears indication-dependent: dialysis and renal anemia studies can concentrate participants in fewer countries, while diabetes-related CKD and hypertension-linked CKD studies tend to use broader multi-country networks.

Disease clusters extend beyond generic CKD

The CKD/kidney failure cohort contains several recurring clinical contexts: generic chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal/kidney disease, hemodialysis or dialysis-dependent kidney failure, renal anemia/anemia of CKD, CKD with hypertension, CKD with diabetes or obesity, kidney transplantation, and CKD with cardiovascular disease.

Clinical context map
Chronic kidney disease End-stage renal disease Hemodialysis Renal anemia