Abstract:Objective To evaluate the effects and safety of adding Jinkui Shenqi Pill to standard hypoglycemic and renal protection regimens on renal function, oxidative-inflammatory status, and quality of life in patients with stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ diabetic kidney disease (DKD).Methods A total of 126 patients with stage Ⅲ–Ⅳ DKD treated in Longnan Hospital of Daqing from February 2022 to February 2025 were retrospectively enrolled. All patients received routine standard hypoglycemic treatment. The control group (63 cases) received sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2I), and the observation group (63 cases) received additional Jinkui Shenqi Pill on the basis of the control group. The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), urine albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR), 24-hour urinary albumin excretion rate (AER), glomerular-tubular function indexes (urine total protein/creatinine ratio, kidney injury molecule-1 [KIM-1], neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin [NGAL], N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase [NAG] ), oxidative stress indicators (superoxide dismutase [SOD], glutathione peroxidase [GSH-Px], malondialdehyde [MDA] ), Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL-36) scores, glycemic indicators (glycated hemoglobin [HbA1c], fasting plasma glucose [FPG] ), and adverse events were compared between the two groups before and after treatment.Results After 8 weeks of treatment, the observation group had higher eGFR, and lower UACR and 24h AER than the control group (P < 0.05). Urine total protein/creatinine ratio, urinary KIM-1, NGAL and NAG were lower in the observation group (P < 0.05). SOD and GSH-Px were higher, while plasma MDA and urinary MDA were lower in the observation group (P < 0.05). The pre-to-post-treatment reductions in HbA1c and FPG were greater in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05). All dimensions of KDQOL-36 scores were higher in the observation group (P < 0.05). The total incidence of adverse events was lower in the observation group (P < 0.05).Conclusion Combining Jinkui Shenqi Pill with SGLT-2 inhibitors significantly slows renal function decline, reduces proteinuria and tubular injury, improves oxidative-inflammatory status and quality of life, and lowers overall adverse events in stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ DKD patients.