Cozy jacket for kidneys? new device aims to keep transplants safer
NCT ID NCT07348458
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a special silicone jacket that wraps around a donor kidney during transplant surgery to keep it warm. The goal is to see if the jacket is safe to use in different types of kidney transplants. Twenty adult recipients will be enrolled, and the study will track any serious side effects linked to the device within 30 days after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Kidney Protective Jacket (a thermal insulating silicone device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could help protect donor kidneys during transplant surgery, potentially reducing complications like delayed graft function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early safety study with only 20 participants, so it cannot prove the device improves outcomes. There is also a risk of allergic reaction to silicone.
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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 20 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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Dec 2026
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.
- 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: * All deceased and living donor kidneys that are deemed suitable for transplantation * All suitable recipients who are 18 years or greater, and undergoing their first or second kidney transplant * All recipients must be able to provide full informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Paediatric donor kidneys (kidneys from donors \< 16 years in age) * Patients with a known allergy or hypersensitivity to silicone
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Westmead Hospital
RECRUITINGWestmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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