Isolation of primary cells from surgically harvested tissues for the establishment of human tissue cultures

Isolation of primary cells from surgically harvested tissues for the establishment of human tissue cultures - Tissue donation

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039987

Enrollment

100

Registered

2026-04-30

Start date

2017-10-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

lung tissue

Interventions

Group 1: This study is a single-center, prospective research project. Tissue donations are anonymized. The harvested tissue is processed in the research facilities of the Department of Cardiothoracic

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Elective thoracic surgery • Signed informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: known HIV, HBV, or HCV infection

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The collected clinical parameters will be used to analyze potential influencing factors on the primary and secondary endpoints: Influence of sex, comorbidities, medication, and smoking status on: Cell viability Cell yield Success of cell culture establishment Quality and functionality of the generated tissue models Stratified analyses: Comparison of results between different patient groups (e.g., smokers vs. non-smokers, with vs. without relevant comorbidities)	—

Measure

Time frame

The collected clinical parameters will be used to analyze potential influencing factors on the primary and secondary endpoints: Influence of sex, comorbidities, medication, and smoking status on: Cell viability Cell yield Success of cell culture establishment Quality and functionality of the generated tissue models Stratified analyses: Comparison of results between different patient groups (e.g., smokers vs. non-smokers, with vs. without relevant comorbidities)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactThorsten Walles

Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg, Thoraxchuirurgie

thorsten.walles@med.ovgu.de+49 391 67 21905

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026