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Reducing Inflammation to Improve Vascular and Bone Outcomes With Low-dose Colchicine in CKD: A Pilot Randomized Open-Label Trial

The overall objective of this pilot randomized clinical trial is to determine whether LoDoCo improves vascular disease including vascular calcification, peripheral arterial disease(PAD), and CKD-MBD biomarkers in patients with CKD stage 3 over a 12-month intervention period, compared with usual care. Successful completion of this study will generate critical preliminary data to support a larger clinical trial aimed at evaluating inflammation-targeted therapies to mitigate CKD-MBD, including vascular calcification and related PAD, as well as osteoporosis, ultimately reducing cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with CKD. Additionally, this work has the potential to redefine the diagnostic framework for CKD-MBD.