Where does the BK virus come from? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07347769
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 100 kidney transplant patients to understand where the BK virus comes from and why some people get sicker than others. Researchers will compare the virus in patients and their donors, and check how the immune system responds. The goal is to find better ways to predict who is at risk for kidney damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Kidney transplant patients with a first positive BK virus viral load in urine during the 2 years after the graft
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Kidney transplant patients with a first positive BK virus viral load in urine. - BK virus viral load in urine \> 3 log copies/mL. * More than 3 months post-transplant and less than 2 years post-transplant. * Men or women aged 18 years and older. * Followed up at Grenoble Alpes University Hospital. * Affiliated with social security or beneficiary of such a scheme. * Patients who are not opposed to the TYPIK study. Exclusion Criteria: * Expected renal graft survival is \< 6 months, estimated by an eGFR \< 15 mL/min/1.73 m² at the time of BKPyV viruria * Patients who object to the use of their data and/or samples for research purposes * Subjects who are excluded from another study * Subjects under administrative or judicial supervision
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHUGA
RECRUITINGGrenoble, 38000, France
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