New blood test could predict kidney transplant rejection before it happens
NCT ID NCT04727788
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a blood test that looks at gene activity to predict the risk of kidney transplant rejection. Researchers will follow 550 kidney transplant recipients to see if the test can identify those at risk for early rejection or long-term damage. The goal is to help doctors intervene sooner and improve transplant outcomes.
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 blood test could help doctors identify kidney transplant patients at high risk for rejection early, allowing for personalized treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The test may not be accurate enough for widespread use, and 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 550 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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.
Who is studied
Kidney or kidney/pancreas transplant patients
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- 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. Individual Recipients of living or deceased donor kidney transplant 2. Age: ≥ 18 ≤ 80 3. The subject must be able to comprehend and sign an approved informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: 1. Recipients of multiple organ transplant, except kidney-pancreas multiple transplant 2. Subjects who are currently participating in a therapeutic clinical trial for transplant rejection 3. HIV or Hepatitis C positive patients 4. Persons who are known to be pregnant
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bologna University
Bologna, Italy
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Brescia University
Brescia, Italy
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CHU Grenoble Alpes Health Center
Grenoble, France
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Henry Ford
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, 60611, United States
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University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, United States
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University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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