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Comparison of three surgical approaches for removal of the right kidney for donation

Open, laparoscopic, and robotic right donor nephrectomy: a prospective randomized study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-4zg9nwh
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-12-01
Start date
2026-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

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

Conditions

Living Donors

Interventions

This is a prospective, randomized, three-arm, open-label clinical trial conducted at a single center, the Hospital das Clínicas of the University of São Paulo Medical School (HC-FMUSP). A total of 51

Sponsors

Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP - HC FMUSP
Lead Sponsor
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP - HC FMUSP
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged >18 years. Voluntary living kidney donors approved for transplantation by the institutional medical, ethical, and legal committees

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Contraindications to laparoscopic or robotic approaches. Uncontrolled comorbidities. Refusal to provide informed consent. Left kidney donors

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected that the robotic technique will provide greater preservation of renal artery and vein length compared with the open and laparoscopic techniques. The preserved length of the renal artery and vein will be calculated using data from the preoperative CT angiography and from measurements obtained after organ retrieval, as follows: preserved arterial or venous length (in percentage) will be equal to the arterial or venous length up to the first bifurcation of the vessel measured on the back table (in millimeters), divided by the arterial or venous length on CT angiography from its origin at the aorta or inferior vena cava to the first bifurcation of the vessel (in millimeters), multiplied by 100

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate, in the donor, differences among the three surgical techniques with respect to length of hospital stay, postoperative pain intensity assessed by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at 24 and 48 hours, blood loss, total operative time, conversion rate, intraoperative complication rate, warm ischemia time, incidence of surgical site infection, postoperative ileus, decrease in hemoglobin, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at 1 month. In the recipient, the incidence of delayed graft function (need for dialysis in the first postoperative week), postoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at 7 days and at 1 and 3 months, incidence of renovascular thrombosis, ureteral complications, and graft loss will also be assessed

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactHenri Morgan

Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP - HC FMUSP

henrimorgan@hotmail.com+551191197-6096

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)