Can a dialysis-like treatment save kids with lung failure after transplant?
NCT ID NCT00120575
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether early hemofiltration, a continuous dialysis procedure, could improve survival in children who develop respiratory failure after a bone marrow transplant. Only 6 children took part. The idea was to filter out inflammatory molecules that drive lung damage. The trial is complete, but results are limited due to the very small number of participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hemofiltration (a continuous form of dialysis)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to reduce deadly inflammation and improve survival in children with respiratory failure after bone marrow transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small, early-phase trial with only 6 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Hemofiltration carries risks like infection or bleeding, and the treatment may not change outcomes.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta @ Egleston
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Children's Hospital and Research Center
Oakland, California, 94609, United States
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Children's Hospital of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Great Ormond Street Hospital
London, United Kingdom
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University of Ulm
Ulm, Germany
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