Massive study aims to stop wasting donated kidneys worldwide
NCT ID NCT07341516
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tracks 300,000 donated kidneys from 2010 to 2025 across many countries. Researchers want to see why some kidneys are discarded and how to use them better. The goal is to help more people get transplants and reduce organ waste.
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 could help hospitals and policymakers use donated kidneys more efficiently, potentially giving more people life-saving transplants.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It won't directly help any participant, and its recommendations may not work in every country or hospital.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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
All kidneys recovered for transplantation from deceased donors (brain death or circulatory death) between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2025, across 10 allocation systems, with sufficient data to calculate the Kidney Donor Risk Index. Recipients of transplants from these donors will also be included for outcome assessment.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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 consecutive kidneys recovered for the purpose of transplantation from donors deceased from brain death or circulatory death between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2025 Exclusion Criteria: * Kidneys offered to transplant centers but never recovered * Living renal transplants * Multiorgan transplant recipients
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Paris Institute for Transplantation and Organ Regeneration, INSERM, UMR-S970, Paris, France
Paris, 75015, France
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Vanderbilt Center for Transplant Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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