The Study of Long-term Deterioration of Kidney Transplants.

Long-term Kidney Function (2 Arms-Prospective and Retrospective)

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00217126

Enrollment

870

Registered

2005-09-22

Start date

2005-10-31

Completion date

2012-08-31

Last updated

2013-01-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Kidney Transplant

Brief summary

This study is being done to create a kidney transplant database with information from many transplant centers for the purpose of studying ways to help improve transplant outcomes and the care of transplant recipients. This is also being done to learn why kidney transplant recipients have worsening of their kidney function, and whether there are specific findings that could result in future treatments.

Detailed description

Data will be collected from the participant's medical records, local health care providers and participant's to clarify or add any information. Participants will have samples of blood, and urine obtained during their routine visits, that will be saved for testing in this study. In addition, participant's receiving a kidney biopsy performed as a part of their clinical care, will have a piece of the biopsy used for the study. This study will be followed for five years.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

In the prospective group, all participants who will be receiving a kidney transplant are eligible. In the retrospective group, kidney transplant recipients who are undergoing a kidney biopsy to determine the cause of change in their serum creatine level.

Countries

United States

Outcome results