Plain-English translation of NCT05570929 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This is an observational study that carefully tracks what happens to both kidney donors and recipients over six months after a living kidney transplant. Researchers will measure changes in kidney function, immune system activity, blood pressure, body composition, and gut bacteria in both the person donating the kidney and the person receiving it. The goal is to understand how donation and transplantation affect the body's systems.
Kidney transplants save lives, but doctors still don't fully understand how the surgery affects both the donor's remaining kidney and the recipient's new kidney over time. This study aims to fill that knowledge gap by closely monitoring these changes so future care can be improved.
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As a participant, you would have visits before your kidney transplant surgery and then again at regular intervals over the next 24 weeks after surgery. At each visit, you'll have blood tests to check kidney function, provide stool samples for gut bacteria analysis, have your blood pressure checked, and possibly have scans to measure body composition. The study requires commitment to track these health changes over six months, but no medication or special lifestyle changes are required.
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Germany
Sponsor
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Enrollment target
~20 participants
Started
February 2023
Primary completion
November 2025
This trial's estimated completion date has passed — the record may not be fully up to date.
Age range
18 Years – 75 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in July 2024.
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Central contact
Hendrik Bartolomaeus, MD
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
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