Kidney transplant patients sought for study to prevent deadly lung infection
NCT ID NCT07231770
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how long kidney transplant patients should take a common antibiotic (TMP-SMX) to prevent a serious lung infection called PJP. About 450 participants will be randomly assigned to different treatment durations. The goal is to find the safest and most effective length of preventive therapy.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 450 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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
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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.
Diagnostic Criteria for PJP (meeting one of the following criteria is sufficient): 1. Detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii via sputum Gomori methenamine silver (GMS) stain. 2. According to guidelines/consensus: Positive direct immunofluorescence assay and/or positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay on induced sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) specimens. 3. Detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii strains in sputum, blood, or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) by metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS). Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects must meet all the following conditions to be enrolled: (1) Age: 18-70 years old; (2) Post-renal transplantation; (3) Voluntarily participate in this clinical study, be able to cooperate with researchers to conduct the study, and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Criteria: Subjects with any of the following conditions shall be excluded from the trial: (1) HIV-positive; (2) History of TMP-SMX allergy; (3) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency; (4) Megaloblastic anemia; (5) Multiorgan transplantation; (6) Complicated with tumor; (7) Complicated with connective tissue disease; (8) Pregnant patients.
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Locations
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No. 17, Lujiang Road, Luyang District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, China
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230001, China
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