Tiny study aims to unravel proteinuria mystery in kidney transplant patients
NCT ID NCT06051812
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This observational study follows 25 people with end-stage kidney disease who are receiving a living donor kidney transplant. Researchers want to see how protein in the urine (proteinuria) relates to blood flow in the native kidneys before and after transplant. They also check for changes in tiny blood vessels in the eye. The goal is to better understand why proteinuria often drops after transplant and how it might affect heart 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 understand why proteinuria drops after kidney transplant and how it relates to heart risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 25 participants. It is not testing a treatment, so it will not directly change patient care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
Patients will be included in the study only if they satisfy all the inclusion criteria and are not precluded from participation by any of the exclusion criteria. 25 pre-kidney transplant patients of our living donar kidney transplantation program will be included in this study.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Age of 18 - 75 years * Male and Female patients * Patients evaluated and accepted for living donor kidney transplantation with residual urine output of at least 500 ml/24 hours * Informed consent has to be given in written form Exclusion Criteria: * Patients in unstable conditions due to any kind of serious disease, that infers with the conduction of the trial * active Drug or alcohol abuse * Pregnant and breast-feeding patients * Body mass index \> 35 kg/m² * Subjects who do not give written consent, that pseudonymous data will be transferred in line with the duty of documentation and the duty of notification according to § 12 and § 13 GCP-V * Implanted pacemakers or defibrillators * Other implanted metallic devices, which are not MRI compatible * Claustrophobia * Any other relevant clinical contraindication of MRI examination
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinical Research Center, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erlangen, 91054, Germany
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