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Title: Clinical Trials: Graft Survival in Kidney Transplant Patients
Post by: okarol on September 23, 2008, 01:25:18 PM
Noninvasive Methods to Monitor Graft Survival in Kidney Transplant Patients

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), April 2007

Sponsored by:    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Information provided by:    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:    NCT00308802
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to test noninvasive methods to monitor the health and condition of new kidneys in people who have received kidney transplants.

Condition    Intervention
Kidney Transplantation
   Procedure: Kidney transplantation

MedlinePlus related topics:      Kidney Transplantation   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:      Observational
Study Design:      Case-Only, Prospective
Official Title:      Noninvasive Monitoring to Predict Outcome in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):

Biospecimen Retention:   Samples With DNA

Biospecimen Description:

Blood samples may be retained

Estimated Enrollment:      360
Study Start Date:      March 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date:      March 2010

Intervention Details:

      Procedure: Kidney transplantation
      Participants in this study will have had a kidney transplant

Detailed Description:

Innovations in kidney transplantation have improved short-term outcomes for transplant patients. However, organ rejection remains as an important threat to the long-term survival of the transplanted organ. If clinicians could better monitor the condition of the organ after transplantation, they may be able to improve the chance of graft survival. Noninvasive ways to monitor the condition of the transplanted organ need to be developed and tested. This observational study will investigate whether certain blood and urine tests are useful in monitoring the health of transplanted kidneys.

This trial will involve 14 post-transplant study visits over the course of 2 years. A physical exam, medication history, adverse events assessment, and blood and urine collection will occur at all visits. Kidney biopsies will occur at study entry prior to transplantation and at Month 6, in adult participants only. Protocol biopsies are optional in the pediatric substudy group. Additional visits may be required if organ rejection is suspected.
  Eligibility
Genders Eligible for Study:      Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:      No
Sampling Method:      Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

People who are candidates for kidney transplant

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

    * Candidate for deceased donor or living donor kidney transplant
    * Primary kidney transplant recipient
    * Parent or guardian willing to provide informed consent, if applicable

Exclusion Criteria:

    * Clinically significant liver disease
    * Other illnesses that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the study
    * Recipient of multiple organ transplants
    * Inability or unwillingness to comply with the study protocol

  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00308802

Contacts
Contact: Yvonne Morrison, MS        301-451-3139        ymorrison@niaid.nih.gov   

Locations
United States, Connecticut
   Yale University School of Medicine           Recruiting
         New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510
         Contact: Danielle Lettieri     203-785-7031     danielle.lettieri@yale.edu   
         Principal Investigator: Richard Formica, MD           
United States, Georgia
   Emory University Hospital           Recruiting
         Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
         Contact: Amy Lewis     404-712-1644     amy_lewis@emoryhealthcare.org   
         Principal Investigator: Kenneth Newell, MD           
   Emory Children's Center           Recruiting
         Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
         Contact: Margret Kamel     404-712-9923     Margret_kamel@oz.peds.emory.edu   
         Principal Investigator: Barry Warsaw, MD           
United States, New York
   Mount Sinai School of Medicine           Recruiting
         New York, New York, United States, 10029
         Contact: Hurdley Freemantle     212-659-8041     hurdley.freemantle@mountsinai.org   
         Principal Investigator: Enver Akalin, MD           
United States, Ohio
   Cleveland Clinic Foundation           Recruiting
         Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
         Contact: Leslie Iosue     216-444-2991     iosuel@ccf.org   
         Principal Investigator: Emilio Poggio, MD           
   University Hospitals of Cleveland           Recruiting
         Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
         Contact: Maureen Tessman     216-844-5395     maureen.tessman@uhhs.com   
         Principal Investigator: Donald Hricik, MD           
   Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center           Recruiting
         Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
         Contact: Barbara Logan     513-636-9834     barbara.logan@cchmc.org   
         Principal Investigator: Jens Goebel, MD           
Canada, Manitoba
   University of Manitoba           Recruiting
         Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2
         Contact: Myrna Ross     204-787-3618     mdross@hsc.mb.ca   
         Principal Investigator: David Rush, MD           

Sponsors and Collaborators
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Investigators
Study Director:        Peter S. Heeger, MD        Mount Sinai School of Medicine   
Principal Investigator:        Donald Hricik, MD        University Hospitals of Cleveland   
Principal Investigator:        David Rush, MD        University of Manitoba at Winnipeg   
Principal Investigator:        Kenneth Newell, MD        Emory University   
Principal Investigator:        Richard Formica, MD        Yale University   
Principal Investigator:        Emilio Poggio, MD        The Cleveland Clinic   
Principal Investigator:        Barry Warshaw, MD        Emory Children's Center   
Principal Investigator:        Enver Akalin, MD        Mount Sinai School of Medicine   
  More Information


Click here for the Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation (CTOT) public Web site  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site
 

Publications:
Kaplan B, Srinivas TR, Meier-Kriesche HU. Factors associated with long-term renal allograft survival. Ther Drug Monit. 2002 Feb;24(1):36-9. Review.
 
Meier-Kriesche HU, Schold JD, Kaplan B. Long-term renal allograft survival: have we made significant progress or is it time to rethink our analytic and therapeutic strategies? Am J Transplant. 2004 Aug;4(8):1289-95.
 
Meier-Kriesche HU, Schold JD, Srinivas TR, Kaplan B. Lack of improvement in renal allograft survival despite a marked decrease in acute rejection rates over the most recent era. Am J Transplant. 2004 Mar;4(3):378-83.
 

Study ID Numbers:      DAIT CTOT-01
First Received:      March 28, 2006
Last Updated:      February 11, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:      NCT00308802
Health Authority:      United States: Federal Government;   United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Kidney 
Transplant 
Rejection 
      
Kidney Disease
Kidney Failure
End Stage Renal Disease

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Kidney Diseases
Kidney Failure

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 23, 2008
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00308802