Clinical trials: Kidney Donors
End-Stage Renal Disease, Hepatitis C
Exploring Renal Transplants Using Hepatitis C Infected Donors for HCV-negative Recipients
In this study, individuals without hepatitis C infection who are on the kidney transplant waitlist will receive a kidney from a deceased donor with hepatitis C infection and will be treated for hepatitis C at the same time.
- Trial name
- EXPANDER-1 (NCT02781649)
- Testing
- Zepatier, Ribavirin, Sofosbuvir
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
A Safety Study of Tocilizumab to Improve Transplant Rates in Highly Sensitized Patients Awaiting Kidney Transplantation
In this Phase I/II trial, 10 highly sensitized patients will be entered after informed consent and will receive Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) at 2 gm/kg + Tocilizumab 8 mg/kg x 5 doses on days 15, 45, 75, 105, 119, 135, and…
- Trial name
- NCT01594424
- Testing
- Tocilizumab, Intravenous Immunoglobulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Renal Failure
Comparing Everolimus and Sirolimus in Renal Transplant Recipients
This study is being done to compare the effectiveness and safety of two different kidney transplant immunosuppression drugs, Zortress (the study drug) and Rapamune (which is used in the current standard immunosuppression regimen).
- Trial name
- NCT01976390
- Testing
- Everolimus, Sirolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Utilization, Health Care, Obesity
Healthcare Utilization in Obese Caregiver Living Donors
The goal of this study is to estimate risk of post-donation healthcare use attributable to informal caregiving among obese living donors.
- Trial name
- NCT04341896
- Testing
- Caregivers, Non-caregivers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 784 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission
Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse in Preventing Oral Mucositis in Young Patients Undergoing Autologous or Donor Stem Cell Transplant
This randomized phase III trial is studying how well Caphosol rinse works in preventing mucositis in young patients undergoing autologous or donor stem cell transplant.
- Conditions
- Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission, Childhood Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Childhood Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT01305200
- Testing
- supersaturated calcium phosphate rinse, questionnaire administration, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 35 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 226 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Transplant; Failure, Kidney
Reducing Donor Specific Antibody (DSA) Strength in Maintenance Kidney Transplant Recipients (DSA Study)
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that increased dosages of mycophenolic acid in maintenance kidney transplant recipients may cause a reduction in donor-specific antibodies.
- Trial name
- NCT01044303
- Testing
- Myfortic Escalation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Kidney Transplant
Dosing Regimen of Eculizumab Added to Conventional Treatment in Positive Cross Match Living Donor Kidney Transplant
A strongly positive crossmatch has long been considered an absolute contraindication to kidney transplantation and most patients with anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibody never were able to receive a kidney transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT00670774
- Testing
- Eculizumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Mark Stegall
Renal Transplant Recipients
Research Study of ATG and Rituximab in Renal Transplantation
The purpose of this study is see if a combination of two drugs, (ATG and rituximab), given at the time of the transplant surgery, will help reduce or eliminate the need for long term immunosuppressive medication.
- Trial name
- RESTARRT (NCT01318915)
- Testing
- ATG, Rituximab, Tacrolimus
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Transplant; Failure, Kidney, EBV
Belatacept 3 Month Post Transplant Conversion Study
This study is being done to investigate the impact of changing immunosuppressive medications from tacrolimus (Prograf®) to belatacept (Nulojix®) between three (3) and six (6) months after kidney transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT02213068
- Testing
- belatacept, Tacrolimus, MPA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Lorenzo Gallon
Liver Transplantation
Efficacy and Safety of Everolimus in Liver Transplant Recipients of Living Donor Liver Transplants
The purpose of this trial was to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of everolimus in combination with reduced tacrolimus, compared to tacrolimus control, in living donor liver transplant recipients.
- Trial name
- NCT01888432
- Testing
- Everolimus + reduced tacrolimus, Standard tacrolimus
- Where
- 42 sites in United States, Canada and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 285 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
End-stage Renal Disease, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Increasing Live Donor Kidney Transplantation Through Video-based Education and Mobile Communication
The study is a- 2-arm randomized controlled trial among patients presenting for kidney transplant evaluation at a single transplant center to compare the effects of a patient-based self-learning and outreach intervention about…
- Trial name
- KidneyTIME (NCT05154773)
- Testing
- Kidney donation and transplant information made easy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 422 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Antibody-mediated Rejection, Kidney Transplant; Complications
Clazakizumab for Chronic and Active Antibody Mediated Rejection Post-Kidney Transplant
Antibody mediated rejection (ABMR) is a unique, significant and often severe form of allograft rejection. This single center, phase I/II, open label single-arm exploratory study focuses on enrolling ten patients with biopsy…
- Conditions
- Antibody-mediated Rejection, Kidney Transplant; Complications, Transplant Glomerulopathy, Transplant Glomerulopathy - Late Form
- Trial name
- NCT03380377
- Testing
- Clazakizumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Stanley Jordan, MD
Kidney Transplant Immunosuppression
Use of DNA Testing to Help Transition Kidney Transplant Recipients to Belatacept-only Immunosuppression
The purpose of the study is to identify kidney transplant patients that can be transitioned from multi-drug immunosuppression therapy to Belatacept monotherapy, using cell free DNA and gene expression as markers of immune…
- Trial name
- NCT04786067
- Testing
- Belatacept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kidney Transplantation
Mycophenolic Acid Monotherapy in Recipients of HLA-identical Living-Related Transplantation
This randomized trial will enroll adult recipients of HLA-identical living kidney transplants who are at least 1 year post-transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT01053221
- Testing
- Mycophenolic Acid, Standard of Care: CNI and MPA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Hepatitis C, Kidney Transplant; Complications
A Study to Evaluate Preemptive Therapy in Hepatitis C (HCV) Organ Transplant Recipients
This study is being done to determine the effectiveness of using a combination of two different drugs in preventing the transmission of HCV from a HCV positive donor to a HCV negative solid organ recipient.
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C, Kidney Transplant; Complications, Heart Transplant Infection
- Trial name
- NCT04508907
- Testing
- Mavyret
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 227 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Kidney Transplantation, Kidney Disease
Using Donor Stem Cells and Alemtuzumab to Prevent Organ Rejection in Kidney Transplant Patients
Alemtuzumab is a man-made antibody used to treat certain blood disorders. This study will evaluate treatment of kidney transplant recipients with alemtuzumab and other immune system suppressing medications with or without…
- Conditions
- Kidney Transplantation, Kidney Disease, Kidney Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00183248
- Testing
- Alemtuzumab, Mycophenolate mofetil, Sirolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
End Stage Renal Disease
Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) Treatment Protocol in Kidney Transplant Patients
The purpose of this study is to test the clinical and laboratory observations of IVIG therapy in the highly sensitized patient. We will study the effects of patients treated with IVIG or Cytogam in combination with plasmaphoresis…
- Trial name
- NCT00586716
- Testing
- intravenous immune globulin
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Living-Donor Kidney Transplant, Kidney Transplant Recipients
Treg Modulation With CD28 and IL-6 Receptor Antagonists
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of using lulizumab pegol with tocilizumab, belatacept, and everolimus in kidney transplant recipients.
- Trial name
- NCT04066114
- Testing
- lulizumab pegol, antithymocyte globulin (rabbit), methylprednisolone
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Disorder Related to Renal Transplantation
Campath-1H Induction to Allow Steroid Free Immunosuppression in Pediatric Renal Transplantation
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Campath-1H induction and the associated lymphocyte depletion will permit long-term rejection-free renal allograft survival in the absence of ongoing corticosteroid administration.
- Trial name
- NCT00167661
- Testing
- Campath-1H
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Renal Disease
Ides in Highly Sensitized (HS) Patients Awaiting Kidney Transplantation
This is a single center phase I/II open label, exploratory study assessing safety and efficacy of IdeS® (Hansa Medical, Lund, Sweden) given immediately prior to kidney transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT02426684
- Testing
- IdeS® (Imlifidase)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center