Kidney transplant may reverse heart damage, study hopes
NCT ID NCT07222683
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will follow 80 people with advanced chronic kidney disease who are waiting for a kidney transplant. Researchers will use PET scans and echocardiograms to measure blood flow and heart function before and after transplant. The goal is to see if improving kidney function and reducing inflammation can reverse early heart damage.
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 study could show that kidney transplant improves heart blood flow and function, pointing toward ways to protect heart health in kidney disease patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will measure changes but cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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
People with advanced kidney disease who are candidates for renal transplant will be included in the RESTORE study.
- 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: * Renal transplant candidate on the waitlist * Age greater or equal to 45 years, or if 18-44 years of age on dialysis for 5 years or more Exclusion Criteria: * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 40% * History of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) * History of heart transplant * Patients who undergo revascularization as a result of pre-transplant cardiac PET
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Conditions
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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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Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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