New blood test could spare kidney patients painful biopsies
NCT ID NCT07006831
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study collects blood samples from 400 kidney transplant patients who need a biopsy. Researchers will use the samples to develop a non-invasive test that measures donor DNA in the blood to check the health of the transplanted kidney. The goal is to replace invasive biopsies with a simple blood draw.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple blood test to check if a kidney transplant is healthy, reducing the need for invasive biopsies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage sample collection study, not a treatment trial. The test may not prove accurate or may not be developed further.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 Recipients
- 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: 1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent 2. Is 18 years of age or older at enrollment 3. Had a kidney transplant prior to enrollment 4. Is having an indication (for cause) biopsy as determined by clinician 5. retrospective leftover samples are available from the kidney donor(s). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Is pregnant 2. Had a blood transfusion within the past 4 weeks 3. Had a transplant from an identical (monozygotic) twin 4. Had transplants of multiple organs from the same donor (eg, kidney and liver transplant). 5. Had transplants of more than 2 organs from different donors (eg, recipient of a third kidney transplant) 6. Had a transplant of hematopoietic stem cells (eg, bone marrow) or tissue (eg, heart valve)
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham & Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Piedmont Healthcare
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
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Scripps Health
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92037, United States
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University of California San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Maryland Baltimore
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Utah
COMPLETEDSalt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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