Simple blood test could spot kidney transplant problems sooner
NCT ID NCT06026592
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new blood test that looks for kidney-specific DNA to detect injury or rejection after a kidney transplant. Researchers will measure these DNA markers before and after surgery in 30 patients with end-stage kidney disease. The goal is to see if the test can tell the difference between signals from the patient's own failed kidneys and the new transplanted kidney, which could lead to better monitoring of transplant health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- blood test for kidney-specific DNA markers
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple blood test to detect kidney transplant rejection earlier and more accurately than current methods.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 30 participants. The test may not prove reliable enough for routine use, and results may not apply to all transplant patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
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
Adult subjects with end-stage renal disease about to receive a kidney transplant from a deceased donor.
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years old * With end-stage renal failure * Summoned for a kidney transplant at Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital * Having been informed of the study and not objecting to the study having given free and informed written consent for the genetic analysis * Benefiting from a social security scheme (excluding AME) Exclusion Criteria: Under legal protective measures (curatorship or guardianship, under judicial safeguard).
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pitié-Salpétriêre Hospital
RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, 75013, France
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