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Filter by:The primary endpoint of this study is to compare the humoral response (titre and neutralizing capacity of induced antibodies) against SARS-CoV-2 following vaccination with BNT162b2 (Pfizer BioNTech) in immunocompromised persons, in comparison to healthy subject. Secondary objectives are to evaluate the humoral response in the nasal mucosa, and the capacity of antibodies to neutralize emerging variants of concerns and to prevent COVID-19.
The clinical decision-making after kidney transplantation is mainly driven by patient individual assessment. However, this task remains difficult and uncertain due to the integration of complex and numerous parameters. We aim to evaluate and compare the ability of transplant physicians to predict long term allograft survival compared with a computer-based survival prediction algorithm (iBox system).
The purpose of this study is to validate an MRI method to detect renal fibrosis in patients after kidney transplantation (KT).
The use of polyclonal anti-T cell antibodies (ATG) has benefits in kidney transplantation, however, its use is associated mainly with hematological, infectious, and neoplastic complications. Monitoring T cells in patients receiving ATG was first proposed in 1975 to improve efficacy in preventing acute rejection and avoiding excessive immunosuppression. The dose regimen is guided by a daily count of TCD3+ lymphocytes. Monitoring the dose of thymoglobulin through its biological effects on T cells is a rational and safe method of titrating the dose of that antibody. This way, it is possible to reduce the total amount of drug administered to the patient and, consequently, reduce undesirable complications, as well as the cost of treatment, without losing effect on the benefit of immunosuppression. Currently, the usual cumulative dose of ATG for induction in kidney transplant patients is 6mg/kg, in divided doses. However, the ideal dose and duration of therapy are still the subject of studies, with protocols between centers varying from total doses of 3 to 6 mg/kg, either fractionated or single, to achieve the lowest dose with fewer undesirable effects, and with reduced length of inpatient stay. The use of ATG in a single dose of 3 mg/kg was successfully assessed for risks of infection and rejection in patients with low immunological risk. This study proposes evaluating the efficacy and safety of a single 3mg/kg dose of ATG for patients with low and standard immune risk, with TCD3+ lymphocyte monitoring, to assess the duration of the TCD3+ cells in the peripheral blood.
The aim of this study is to assess humoral immune response in kidney transplant recipients after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine.
Frailty is common among chronic kidney disease patients who are on the kidney transplant (KT) waiting list. The aim of this study is to assess frailty according to different frailty tools among KT candidates and to establish potential biomarkers of frailty.
Patients undergoing kidney transplantation alone (either de-novo or re-transplant) at a participating hospital are routinely surveyed with interval blood tests as part of standard post-operative care through outpatient consultation. These tests include serum creatinine, blood sugar as well as DSA testing at various intervals. The ability to screen patients to better identify those who may be at risk of developing an adverse event using AlloSure cfDNA is likely to be advantageous, with the potential to improve graft survival and outcomes for transplant patients. The addition of AlloSure to the interventional group will be the focus of this study. Patients will have quarterly AlloSure cfDNA testing (every 3 months) and DSA as part of their post-transplant surveillance for a period of 5 years.Participants will attend outpatient visits/follow-up visits as part of their standard care, these will include appointments where they will have blood tests taken as part of post-transplant surveillance. For AlloSure cfDNA and DSA, blood will be taken quarterly.
In solid organ transplant recipients, poor adherence to immunosuppressant medications carries the risk of graft rejection (needing a new transplant), post-transplant complications, and increased healthcare costs. Additionally, nonadherence to immunosuppressant medications is imperative to short- and long-term outcomes. The rate of nonadherence in this population varies vastly. Because of lacking objective and accurate nonadherence measurements, both to immunosuppressant drugs and medical indications, the true implications and prevalence of nonadherence is not yet well understood. Therefore, investigators believe that mobile health (mHealth) technology has the potential to allow clinicians and researchers to more comprehensively address and understand nonadherence in solid organ transplant recipients. The aim of this study is to conduct a randomized control trial to compare medication adherence among liver and kidney transplant patients who use the mHealth system against controls who do not.
The main objective of this study is to compare the outcomes of transrenal artery perfusion versus transrenal vein perfusion using LifePort for deceased donor kidney transplantation. Patients registered in the National Dialysis and Transplant Registry awaiting deceased donor kidney transplantation were included. Delayed graft function (DGF) or primary nonfunction (PNF) may occur after deceased donor kidney transplantation. Compared with static cold storage, the application of LifePort can significantly reduce the incidence of DGF and PNF in deceased donor kidney transplantation. Transrenal artery perfusion is currently the mainstream but confronts multiple renal arteries, resulted in prolonged cold ischemia time. Transrenal vein perfusion is expected to be a solution. However, whether the clinical outcomes of transrenal vein perfusion is inferior to transrenal artery perfusion remains unknown. In this study, values of urine volume and creatinine, incidence and duration of DGF, and incidence of PNF within 1 week after surgery are recorded and compared between the transrenal artery perfusion group and the transrenal vein perfusion group. Monthly eGFR and creatinine values, the incidence of acute rejection within 1 year after transplantation and 1-year graft and patient survival are also recorded and compared.
Methods: Out of 2000 kidney transplant recipients in our center in Kuwait, collecting data was started for all COVID-19-positive kidney transplant recipients till August 2020. Clinical features, management details and both patient and graft outcomes were reported.