Scottish study hopes biomarkers can spot kidney rejection early
NCT ID NCT06830473
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is tracking 200 kidney transplant patients in Scotland to see if certain biomarkers can help predict transplant rejection. Researchers will compare biomarker levels with standard biopsy results. The goal is to find a simpler, less invasive way to monitor transplant health.
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 help doctors better predict and detect kidney transplant rejection earlier using simple biomarker tests.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly change patient care, and results may take years to influence clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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
Study population sampled from those who have recently undergone renal transplant in a Scottish transplant centre
- Ages
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18 to 99 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.
Any patient within a Scottish Transplant centre who has undergone renal transplant (+/- pancreas/islet) and is due to attend routine follow-up appointments at the index centre. Exclusion criteria: * no previous kidney transplant * patient attending follow-up at a peripheral site * unable to provide urine samples across the study duration
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
RECRUITINGGlasgow, G51 4TF, United Kingdom
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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
RECRUITINGEdinburgh, EH16 4SU, United Kingdom
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