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Filter by:The smartNTx trial: Prospective, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to investigate additional interventional telemedical management versus standard aftercare in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). STUDY PURPOSE: To demonstrate that additional interventional telemedical management will lead to a higher chance for long-term graft survival, increase adherence, quality of life (QoL), and reduce complications and healthcare costs after kidney transplantation.
We will study a prospective cohort including all kidney transplant recipients undergoing kidney graft biopsy in one kidney transplantation center, for a duration of 5 years. Our primary outcome is to compare the number of circulating NK cells between patients and without humoral rejection. Our secondary outcomes are to describe the cellular, genetic, humoral, and histological characteristics of humoral rejection and their evolution.
The goal of this pilot randomized trial is to learn about shared decision making in kidney transplant candidates. The aim of this proposal is to evaluate the Donor Plan Donor Choice tool to promote high-quality Shared Decision Making for providers and kidney transplant candidates at two transplant centers. Participants will: - Review an online education tool, Donor Plan Donor Choice. - Discuss a Kidney Offer Plan with a transplant provider. - Answer questions about willingness to consider different donor types. Researchers will compare the Shared Decision Making group to usual care to generate pilot data and implementation outcomes for a larger trial.
1. Construct a population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model of tacrolimus in kidney transplant patients, and explore the quantitative relationship between combination drugs and gene polymorphisms on the safety and efficacy of tacrolimus in kidney transplant patients; 2. Based on the established pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model of tacrolimus population in kidney transplant patients, combined with combined drugs, gene polymorphisms and other factors for simulation, predict the steady-state trough concentration and efficacy of tacrolimus in kidney transplant patients taking triple drugs (tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil/mycophenol sodium enteric-coated tablets, glucocorticoids), and apply the model to the real world to explore the optimal initial dose and maintenance therapeutic dose of tacrolimus, so as to achieve individualized and precise treatment and guide the rational clinical use of drugs. 3. Clarify the value of precision medicine guided by population pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics models in clinical practice.
At present, imitation EC-MPS have just come on the market, no clinical studies have confirmed the efficacy and safety of using imitation EC-MPS for immunosuppressive therapy after kidney transplantation. Therefore, there is an urgent need to conduct a multicenter study in China to provide further guidance for the use of imitated mycophenol sodium enteric-coated tablets in kidney transplant patients. Therefore, this study will analyze whether the anti-rejection effect of generic EC-MPS in the treatment of renal transplantation in Chinese population is equivalent to that of the original EC-MPS, in order to provide reference for clinical rational drug use.
Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) suffer from immunosuppression-related adverse events (iRAEs), such as infections and malignancy from chronic immunosuppression exposure but are also at risk of graft loss from rejection with under-immunosuppression. Biomarkers that predict both iRAEs and rejection and allow individualisation of immunosuppression exposure are lacking. While plasma viral DNA levels of Torque Teno Virus (TTV), a widely prevalent, non-pathogenic virus, have been shown to predict both iRAE and rejection in incident KTRs within 1 year after transplant, its role for prevalent KTRs on stable immunosuppression is unclear. The investigators hypothesise that plasma TTV levels can predict iRAEs and rejection in KTRs on stable immunosuppression and propose a pilot study to pursue three specific aims: (1) To determine the TTV levels and its relationship with clinical factors affecting the 'net state of immunosuppression' in prevalent KTRs. (2) To analyse the prognostic value of TTV levels for iRAEs and rejection in prevalent KTRs. (3) To compare the prognostic performance of TTV levels to commonly available biomarkers and composite prognostic scores. The investigators seek pursue these aims by performing a single-centre, prospective, observational cohort study of 172 KTRs on stable immunosuppression for more than 3 months. TTV levels will be measured, using the TTV R-GENE® kit, upon recruitment and when kidney allograft biopsies are performed. Subjects will be monitored for iRAEs and rejection for at least 12 months. The study will provide data on the distribution of TTV levels in a prevalent cohort of KTRs and analyse its relationship with clinical factors and important clinical outcomes. If the study indicates that TTV may be predictive of iRAEs and rejection, the investigators aim to conduct further studies including interventional studies using TTV levels to guide immunosuppression. Ultimately, the investigators aim to use TTV as a biomarker to optimise long-term immunosuppression exposure, reduce the risk of iRAEs without increase in rejection, and improve long-term outcomes for KTRs.
Purpose: The study aims to examine the effect of web-based multi-source training on the prevention of urinary tract infections in adult kidney transplant recipients on clinical outcomes. Design: The study is a single-center, parallel-group, single-blind, pretest, and posttest randomized controlled experimental study. Methods: A total of 90 kidney transplant recipients, 45 in the control group and 45 in the intervention group will be included in the study. Kidney transplant recipients will be randomized on the day of discharge. Before discharge, the Patient Socio-Demographical/Descriptive Characteristics Form and the Discharge Readiness Scale will be applied to the control and intervention groups. Routine training and aimed at preventing urinary tract infections web-based multi-source training will be provided to the intervention group. The developed educational material was evaluated by experts in terms of literacy, reliability, and information quality. As multiple resources on the web: there will be written and visual texts of the educational material, as well as podcasts and animation videos. Web page usability will be evaluated with the System Usability Scale. Individuals will be able to benefit from each of these multiple educational resources according to their preferences. The control group will be directed to the organ transplantation handbook on the website of the routine education and organ transplant center. After discharge, the follow-ups of the intervention and control group were carried out during the first 6-month post-transplant standard follow-up process of the center (2. day; once a week for the first month; every ten days for up to 1-3 months; every three weeks for the next 3-6 months) will be performed. When patients come to their controls, the results of routine examinations (complete urinalysis, urine culture taken when necessary, hospitalization, emergency application, and other data) will be taken from the Hospital Information Management System. In addition, the recipients' opinions in the intervention group on the Web-Based Multi-Resource Training Program will also be received at the end of the 6th month. The research adhered to the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials-SPIRIT (2013) and Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials-CONSORT (2018) checklists.
This study will compare the performance of Gene Expression Profile (GEP)/ Donor derived cell free deoxyribonucleic acid (dd-cfDNA) tests, to the following tests: Molecular Microscope (MMDx) and histopathology (study of changes in tissues caused by disease) in their ability to diagnose (exactly identify) various types of injury within the transplanted kidney.
1. Correlate the radiological and intraoperative measuring of the vascular dimensions, 2. Assess the effect of the vascular dimensions on the short-term surgical complications and 3. Assess the effect of the vascular dimensions on the primary graft function in pediatric and adults KTs.
The goal of this cross-sectional study is to learn about the level of knowledge and attitudes of medical staff working in dialysis centers about living kidney donations. The main questions it aims to answer are: - What is the level of knowledge of dialysis center medical staff regarding living kidney transplantations? - How much time does the staff have for educating the patients about living kidney donations? Participants will be asked to answer a self-report questionnaire along with two standardized tools.