New tests aim to catch kidney transplant problems early
NCT ID NCT01531257
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks for better ways to monitor kidney transplant recipients for signs of rejection or long-term damage. Researchers will collect blood, urine, and tissue samples from 1000 patients during routine biopsies to find early warning markers. The goal is to replace less sensitive current tests and improve transplant survival without relying on lifelong medications beyond standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Apr 2010
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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
Patients who present for routine care kidney transplant biopsies to the Comprehensive Transplant Center and who satisfy all of the eligibility criteria are approached for this research 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: 1. Male and female recipients of all races, ≥18 years of age. 2. Patients undergoing primary or subsequent deceased-donor or living donor kidney transplantation. 3. Subject and/or guardian must be able to provide informed consent. 4. Subject and/or guardian must be able to comply with the study protocol. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Need for combined organ transplantation with an extra-renal organ and/or islet cell transplant. 2. Recipients of previous non-renal solid organ and/or islet cell transplantation. 3. Infection with HIV. 4. Inability or unwillingness of a participant and/or guardian to provide informed consent
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northwestern University
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States