Ex vivo normothermic perfusion: Ex vivo normothermic perfusion (EVNP) of the renal graft with the Ark Kidney System
Cold preservation: Static cold storage (SCS) or hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) of the renal graft
Study summary
A multicenter, prospective and open-label clinical investigation to evaluate the viability, performance and safety of ex vivo normothermic perfusion in kidney transplantation from DCD and DBD donors.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Patients aged 18 years and older
2. Patients undergoing renal replacement therapy by means of dialysis and included in the waiting list for renal transplantation in their respective site.
3. Candidates to receive a first or second renal transplant from (i) a Maastricht type III (Maastricht classification) controlled DCD donor or (ii) a DBD donor aged 70 years or older.
4. Patients that have given informed consent in written form before their inclusion in the study. In case of compromised mental capacity, the approval and signature of a legal guardian will be required.
5. Patients compliant with the requirements of the study and without impediments to follow the instructions throughout the 1-year duration of the study.
6. Patients that meet the acceptance criteria for kidney transplant recipients established in the clinical site in agreement with usual clinical practice.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Two or more previous kidney transplantations
2. Dual kidney transplantation or multivisceral transplantation (e.g. a pancreas-kidney transplantation)
3. Recipients of an organ with any of the following characteristics:
1. Expected cold ischemia time before EVNP \> 20 hours
2. Organ from hepatitis B surface antigen-positive or hepatitis C viremic donor
3. Organ with multiple arteries
4. Recipients with body mass index (BMI) \> 40 kg/m2
5. Diagnosis of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) or membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis with high recurrence risk after transplantation in the eyes of the investigator.
6. Diagnosis of atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome or thrombotic microangiopathy at the moment of inclusion
7. Diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome at the moment of inclusion
8. Panel-reactive antibodies (PRA) score \> 50%
9. Known allergies to any of the components of the perfusate
10. Preexisting vascular disease that represents an extraordinary technical difficulty for the transplantation in the opinion of the investigator
11. Presence of clinically relevant donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies
12. ABO incompatibility
13. History of alcohol or drug abuse in the last two years
14. Use of normothermic regional perfusion during the organ harvesting process
15. Participation of the patient in another study or clinical trial.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Safety of EVNP in kidney transplantation from DCD and DBD donors as evaluated by assessment of adverse events — 1 year The rate of adverse events will be compared in intervention arm and control arm
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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