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Kidney TransplantDeKAFNCT00270712

A Study of Factors That Affect Long-Term Kidney Transplant Function

An observational study of Kidney Transplant, run by University of Minnesota at 7 sites in 2 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The causes of deterioration of transplanted kidney function are poorly understood. The purpose of this study is to determine the disease processes that cause transplanted kidney dysfunction and loss in patients who received a kidney either recently or over a year prior to entering this study. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Kidney Transplant
How many people
3,175 participants
Where
7 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
Oct 2005to 31 Dec 2018
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Kidney transplant recipients

Who may be able to join

  • Received a kidney transplant within 10 days prior to study entry, on or after 10-01-2005
  • Recipient of kidney or simultaneous kidney/pancreas with no additional transplant at the time of the kidney transplant
  • Received a kidney transplant before 10-01-2005
  • Recipient of kidney or simultaneous kidney/pancreas with no additional transplant at the time of the kidney transplant
  • Undergoes a clinically indicated kidney biopsy due to new onset deterioration of function, defined as having an increase in serum creatinine
  • The creatinine level on or before 01-01-2006 must be 2 mg/dl or less OR the patient must have developed new onset proteinuria, defined as having a protein/creatinine ratio of 0.4 or more

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

7 sites in 2 countries.

7 sites in 2 countries

United States5 sites
  • University of Alabama - Division of Nephrology

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294

  • University of Iowa - Nephrology Division

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242

  • Hennepin County Medical Center - Division of Nephrology

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55415

  • University of Minnesota Dept of Surgery - Transplantation Division

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

  • Mayo Clinic - Division of Nephrology

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

Other trials in United States

Canada2 sites
  • University of Alberta - Division of Nephrology & Immunology

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2S2

  • Health Sciences Center - Section of Nephrology

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3A 1R9

Other trials in Canada

About this study

Official title: Study of Long-term Deterioration of Kidney Allograft Function (DeKAF)

The causes of deterioration of transplanted kidney function are poorly understood. The purpose of this study is to determine the disease processes that cause transplanted kidney dysfunction and loss in patients who received a kidney either recently or over a year prior to entering this study. This study will also identify specific characteristics in kidney transplant recipients that predict whether a kidney transplant will be successful.

Read the detailed description

Over time, chronic kidney graft dysfunction progressively threatens the long-term survival of a kidney graft. The disease processes behind graft dysfunction are unclear. However, chronic kidney graft dysfunction is likely to be caused by certain definable factors. Such factors may include collagens III and IV, transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta, T and B cell surface markers, cell cycle proteins, fibronectin, and laminin. Determining what disease processes and which specific factors are most responsible for kidney graft dysfunction may help in designing future interventional trials for kidney transplant patients. The purpose of this study is to determine whether clinical, laboratory, and histologic studies at the time of initial graft dysfunction will clarify the processes and factors that lead to deterioration and loss of a kidney graft. This is an observational study that will enroll participants who have recently received kidney transplants (prospective cohort) and participants who have had kidney transplants for a longer period of time and are now experiencing kidney graft dysfunction (retrospective cohort).

The duration of this trial may differ between participants, depending on when deterioration of kidney graft function occurs. Participants will be followed until graft loss or death. There are no exclusive study visits associated with this study. Study data are gathered from routine laboratory follow-up tests completed at the participant's local medical center and from information obtained at the time of kidney biopsy. Participants may need to undergo a kidney biopsy as clinically indicated. At the time of biopsy, participants will also undergo urine and blood collection.

Keywords
kidney, transplant, dysfunction, chronic, deterioration, loss of function
Medical subject headings
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00270712
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Retrospective Cohort537 transplant recipient records used retrospectively
Prospective Cohort3137 transplant recipients enrolled prospectively

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Kidney transplant failure

    Measured: throughout study (for prospective cohort)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Dec 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2005
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2018
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2018

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Other
Enrolment
3,175 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00270712
Sponsor's protocol ID
0407M62262
Acronym
DeKAF
Status last verified
Oct 2019
First submitted
27 Dec 2005
Last updated
1 Nov 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Hariharan S, Kasiske B, Matas A, Cohen A, Harmon W, Rabb H. Surrogate markers for long-term renal allograft survival. Am J Transplant. 2004 Jul;4(7):1179-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00484.x.

    PubMed 15196079
  • Kasiske BL, Gaston RS, Gourishankar S, Halloran PF, Matas AJ, Jeffery J, Rush D. Long-term deterioration of kidney allograft function. Am J Transplant. 2005 Jun;5(6):1405-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.00853.x.

    PubMed 15888048
  • Matas AJ, Helgeson E, Fieberg A, Leduc R, Gaston RS, Kasiske BL, Rush D, Hunsicker L, Cosio F, Grande JP, Cecka JM, Connett J, Mannon RB. Risk Prediction for Delayed Allograft Function: Analysis of the Deterioration of Kidney Allograft Function (DeKAF) Study Data. Transplantation. 2022 Feb 1;106(2):358-368. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003718.

    PubMed 33675321
  • Grande JP, Helgeson ES, Matas AJ. Correlation of Glomerular Size With Donor-Recipient Factors and With Response to Injury. Transplantation. 2021 Nov 1;105(11):2451-2460. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003570.

    PubMed 33273317
  • Oetting WS, Schladt DP, Dorr CR, Wu B, Guan W, Remmel RP, Ikle D, Mannon RB, Matas AJ, Israni AK, Jacobson PA; DeKAF Genomics and GEN03 Investigators. Analysis of 75 Candidate SNPs Associated With Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Validation of rs2910164 in MicroRNA MIR146A. Transplantation. 2019 Aug;103(8):1591-1602. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002659.

    PubMed 30801535
  • Seibert SR, Schladt DP, Wu B, Guan W, Dorr C, Remmel RP, Matas AJ, Mannon RB, Israni AK, Oetting WS, Jacobson PA. Tacrolimus trough and dose intra-patient variability and CYP3A5 genotype: Effects on acute rejection and graft failure in European American and African American kidney transplant recipients. Clin Transplant. 2018 Dec;32(12):e13424. doi: 10.1111/ctr.13424. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

    PubMed 30318646

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Kidney Transplant, run by University of Minnesota at 7 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Nov 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 7 sites in United States, Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Kidney transplant failure (time frame: throughout study (for prospective cohort)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00270712, which also lists 6 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Nov 2019.

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