CMV's hidden impact on transplant immunity under the microscope
NCT ID NCT06976008
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how CMV (a common virus) changes the immune system in people who have had a kidney transplant. Researchers will take blood samples from 60 patients to compare immune responses in those with and without CMV infection. The goal is to understand why CMV may increase the risk of other infections after transplant.
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 help doctors better manage infection risks in kidney transplant patients by understanding how CMV affects immunity.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It aims to gather knowledge, not test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2029
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.
- 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. st cohort : * Age \> 18 years * patients with end-stage renal failure programmed for kidney transplantation with a live donor 2. nd cohort : * Age \> 18 years * kidney transplant recipient with CMV viremia Exclusion Criteria: \- Patients under guardianship, curatorship, legal protection. For patients with end-stage renal failure scheduled to receive a kidney transplant from a living donor : * Patients with an active viral (other than CMV), bacterial or fungal infection at the time of inclusion * patients receiving a desensitization protocol (ABO or anti-HLA)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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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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Hôpital Bicêtre
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270, France
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Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
Paris, 75015, France
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Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou
Paris, 75015, France
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Insitut Pasteur
Paris, 75015, France
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