Kidney transplant, lower urinary tract symptoms, urological complications Urological and Genital Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be recruited over two years and followed up until they are one year post-transplant, removed from the transplant waiting list or have died. All patients at the time of transplant and at
Sponsors
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current key inclusion criteria as of 23/07/2026: 1. Adult patients (18 years of age or older) scheduled to undergo renal transplantation (both deceased and living donor candidates) 2. Able to give informed written consent to participate Previous key inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients (18 years of age or older) scheduled to undergo first-time renal transplantation (both deceased and living donor candidates) 2. Able to give informed written consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable or unwilling to provide consent 2. Patients undergoing re-transplant 3. Patients undergoing simultaneous urological reconstructive procedures 4. Patients with previously reconstructed bladders (includes Augmentation cystoplasty, ileal conduit, neobladder etc.) 5. Significant cognitive impairment, which would limit their capacity to accurately report symptoms
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Urological complications measured using a medical notes review for (acute urinary retention, recurrent UTIs, urine leak, ureteric strictures, urinary sepsis episodes, need of surgical/ radiological intervention for urological cause) at one year post renal-transplant | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association between time on transplant waiting list, anuria status, and post-transplant LUTS and urological outcomes measured using a medical notes review at one year post renal-transplant;Lower urinary tract symptoms measured using the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) for males, and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Modules (ICIQ-FLUTS) for females at one year post renal-transplant;Graft survival measured using a medical notes review at one year post renal-transplant;Decline in Renal function due to urological cause measured using a medical notes review (eGFR, creatinine) at one year post renal-transplant | — |
Countries
Scotland, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactDhruv Satya Sahni
Outcome results
None listed