Clinical trials: Living Donor Nephrectomy
Chronic Kidney Diseases, Apolipoprotein L1
APOL1 Genetic Testing Program for Living Donors
Living donor (LD) kidney transplantation is the optimal treatment for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). However, LDs take on a higher risk of future ESKD themselves.
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Diseases, Apolipoprotein L1, Kidney Transplantation
- Trial name
- NCT04910867
- Testing
- Components of Genetic Counseling, APOL1 genetic testing, EHR integration
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Quadratus Lumborum Block, Surgical Wound Infiltration
Surgeon Infiltration QL Block Comparison
The purpose of this study is to learn if using a Quadratus Lumborum (QL) plane injection technique (also called a "nerve block") that numbs the nerves going to the abdominal area improve pain control after surgery compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT03496610
- Testing
- Liposomal Bupivicaine, QL Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Skin Closure of Surgical Incisions by Tissue Glue vs Suture
Tissue Glue (Cyanoacrylate) Versus Conventional Suture in Kidney Donors
By means of a prospective, randomised trial the investigators want to examine skin closure in living donors - subjected to laparoscopic, hand-assisted nephrectomy - by tissue glue (Cyanoacrylate (Liquiband)) versus conventional…
- Trial name
- TG-CYANO (NCT01521871)
- Testing
- Skin wound closure by tissue glue, Skin wound closure by conventional suture + dressing
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Pain, Postoperative, Donor Site Complication
Pain Management in Laparoscopic Living-donor Nephrectomy: The Impact of Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) on Perioperative Period
Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (LLDN) is a safe procedure and rapid wound healing, affecting the quality of life. The physiology of postoperative pain after LLDN has been attributed to reasons such as tissue damage…
- Trial name
- NCT04867070
- Testing
- NAS score
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
End Stage Renal Disease
Assessment of Poles' Attitudes Towards Living Kidney Donation
The main goal of the project is to examine the public opinion on living kidney donation and to assess the knowledge of Poles in this field.
- Trial name
- NCT04789122
- Testing
- Attitude assessment
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University
Kidney Transplantation
Live Donors for Kidney Transplants
On a yearly basis there are approximately 12,000 kidney transplants in the United States. Presently there are approximately 40,000 patients awaiting a transplant with only 5,000 available donors.
- Trial name
- NCT00001856
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Kidney Damage
To Evaluate the Renal Tubular Function Pre and Post Nephrectomy in Living Donors
The overall goals of this study are to demonstrate the change in renal tubular function in living donors pre and post nephrectomy at 6 months.
- Trial name
- NCT03676361
- Testing
- Desmopressin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Addison Disease, Hypoaldosteronism
Adrenal Function After Living Kidney Donation
The success of kidney transplantation is hampered by the shortage of organs. One attractive strategy is the use of kidneys from living donors.
- Trial name
- NCT00251836
- Testing
- Laparoscopic hand-assisted donor nephrectomy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Kidney Transplant Donor
Modifiable Factors Affecting Racial Disparities in Kidney Donation
While many people offer to be evaluated at transplant centers as potential living donors to donate one kidney to someone they know, few ultimately donate. Racial/ethnic minorities are less likely to become living donors.
- Trial name
- NCT07793877
- Testing
- Not applicable- observational study
- Volunteers
- 2,332 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Chronic Kidney Disease
Culturally Sensitive Behavioral Interventions to Enhance Living Kidney Donation / Living Kidney Transplantation
Title: Culturally tailored behavioral interventions to enhance living kidney donation/living kidney transplantation Applicants: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, National Kidney Foundation of Maryland Principal Investigator…
- Trial name
- TALK (NCT00932334)
- Testing
- TALK PLUS, TALK Standard, Usual Care
- Volunteers
- 145 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Atelectasis, Postoperative, Pulmonary Complication
Evaluation of Perioperative Lung Ultrasound Scores (LUS) in Living Donor Nephrectomy Surgeries
Living donor nephrectomy surgeries can be performed in lateral position with laparoscopic technique which necessitates pneumoperitoneum. Considering the position and the pneumoperitoneum, lungs can be affected macroscopically.
- Trial name
- NCT05815888
- Testing
- Lung Ultrasound Score
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Living Donor Nephrectomy, Living Kidney Donation
Long-term Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Living Kidney Donors
The investigative team will conduct a population-based, matched retrospective cohort study across Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia using linked administrative healthcare databases to evaluate the long-term risk of major…
- Conditions
- Living Donor Nephrectomy, Living Kidney Donation, Living Kidney Donor, Living Kidney Donors
- Trial name
- NCT07431515
- Testing
- Nephrectomy
- Volunteers
- 50,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Living Kidney Donors Undergoing VAMS-nephrectomy
Effect of Oral Pregabalin on Hyperalgesia and Post-operative Pain in Patients Undergoing Nephrectomy Surgery: Sex Differential Study
Hyperalgesia is known to be caused by the excitatory amino acid through NMDA receptor. GABA, an inhibitory amino acid, alters the opioid receptor sensitivity against pain resulting hyperalgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT02340455
- Testing
- Pregabalin_male, Pregabalin_female
- Where
- South Korea
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Living Kidney Donation
The Living Kidney Donor Safety Study
The main goal of this study is to understand the long-term effects of kidney donation on blood pressure, kidney function, and patient-reported health-related quality of life.
- Trial name
- LKD (NCT00936078)
- Where
- 13 sites in Australia, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,438 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Living Donors
Postoperative Analgesia After Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy
The aim of the study is to investigate if perioperative administration of pregabalin vil reduce postoperative pain and the postoperative need for intravenous opioids compared with todays standard treatment which consist of…
- Trial name
- NCT01059331
- Testing
- Pregabalin, Sugar pill
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Kidney Transplant, Kidney Transplant Donor
Outcomes of a Pre-operative Exercise Programme for Live Donor and Recipient Kidney Transplant Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a pre-operative outpatient exercise programme, monitored by a smart wearable device is acceptable to live kidney donor and recipient transplant patients.
- Conditions
- Kidney Transplant, Kidney Transplant Donor, Kidney Transplant Recipient
- Trial name
- OPERATe (NCT06858098)
- Testing
- Exercise programme, Wearable smart device
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Living Donors
Efficacy Study Comparing Hand-assisted Laparoscopic and Mini-incision Muscle Splitting Incision Living Donor Nephrectomy
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of hand-assisted laparoscopic and mini-incision muscle-splitting donornephrectomy on living kidney donors.
- Trial name
- NCT00258986
- Testing
- Living donornephrectomy
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Healthy, Living Kidney Donation
Telemedicine to Support Living Kidney Donor Candidates
The goal of this feasibility clinical trial is to learn if telemedicine can be used to provide education and evaluation and counseling for people who are considering living kidney donation.
- Trial name
- NCT07206069
- Testing
- Standard Care (in control arm), Telemedicine Shared Decision-Making
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Living Donors, Nephrectomy
Use of Financial Incentives to Increase Live Kidney Donor Follow-up Compliance
This study evaluates whether using small financial incentives increases patient compliance with nationally-mandated living kidney donor follow-up at 6-months, 1-year, and 2-years after donation.
- Conditions
- Living Donors, Nephrectomy, Kidney
- Trial name
- NCT03090646
- Testing
- Financial Incentive
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Postoperative Pain, Analgesics, Opioid
The Effects of TFPB on Opioid Consumption in Patients Undergoing HLDN
This study aims to evaluate whether a regional anesthesia technique called the transversalis fascia plane block (TFPB) can improve pain control after hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (HALDN), a minimally invasive…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Analgesics, Opioid, Pain Management, Anesthesia Regional
- Trial name
- NCT07396753
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided transversalis fascia plane block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Koç University