Washing kidneys to stop hidden virus: new trial aims to make transplants safer
NCT ID NCT07488481
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tests whether treating a donor kidney with a drug called SYN002 before transplant can safely reduce the risk of passing cytomegalovirus (CMV) to the recipient. About 12 adults waiting for a kidney transplant will receive a treated organ. The main goal is to see if the kidney works well after transplant and if the treatment is safe.
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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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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
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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.
Recipient Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years * Listed for kidney transplantation * Either CMV seronegative or seropositive * Willing to provide written informed consent to take part in the trial * Willing and able to return for follow-up visits as scheduled in the protocol * Not participating in other interventional trials Recipient Exclusion Criteria: * Listed for combined organ transplant (e.g. kidney-pancreas or kidney-liver) * Re-transplantation * HIV positive * Highly sensitized recipient with a PRA \>=95 * Planned use of belatacept or alemtuzumab immunosuppression (both non-approved drugs in Canada) * Unable or unwilling to comply with study procedures Donor Inclusion Criteria: * Deceased donor * CMV seropositive (D+) * Donor kidney meets criteria for transplantation * Single renal artery (required anatomy to perform EVOP) Donor Exclusion Criteria: * CMV seronegative * Donor kidney not suitable for transplantation
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Ajmera Transplant Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2N2, Canada
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