Could hepatitis c positive lungs save lives? pilot study explores new transplant option
NCT ID NCT03112044
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether lungs from donors with hepatitis C can be safely transplanted into people without the virus. The lungs are treated with a special machine to try to reduce the virus. If the recipient gets infected, they will be treated with standard antiviral medication. The goal is to see if this approach is safe and can help more people get lung transplants.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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26 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2017
- Expected to finish
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May 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.
- 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: * Recipients listed for single or bilateral lung transplant * HCV Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAT) negative * Ability to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in another interventional clinical trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Health Network Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2N2, Canada
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