Cooler lungs, better transplants? new study tests 10°C storage

NCT ID NCT05898776

First seen Mar 23, 2026 · Last updated May 12, 2026 · Updated 8 times

Summary

This study compares storing donor lungs at 10°C instead of the usual ice-cold method to see if it reduces severe lung injury after transplant. About 300 people receiving a lung transplant will take part. The goal is to improve recovery and make transplant logistics easier.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)

    Lausanne, Switzerland

  • Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal

    Montreal, Quebec, H2X0A9, Canada

  • Corewell Health Research Institute

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

  • Dignity Health (St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center)

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85050, United States

  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, 28041, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda

    Madrid, Spain

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Medical University of Vienna

    Vienna, Austria

  • St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited

    Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia

  • The Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation (Hôpital Marie Lannelongue)

    Paris, 75014, France

  • University Health Network (Toronto General Hospital)

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada

  • University Hospital Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

  • University Hospitals Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

  • University of California San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • University of Miami

    Coral Gables, Florida, 33146, United States

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

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