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Kidney TransplantationBKvNCT01109186

Anti-BK Virus Immune Response and Kidney Transplantation

An observational study of Kidney Transplantation, run by Nantes University Hospital at 1 site in France.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

BK virus infections are very frequent during months following a kidney transplantation: a viral reactivation is observed for almost 50% of patients during first year. This reactivation leads to a viremia for 10 to 15% of patient during this same period. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Kidney Transplantation
What is being tested?
biological parameters
How many people
158 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
30 Nov 2010to 1 Sep 2015
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Kidney-transplanted person

Who may be able to join

  • Kidney-transplanted patient, since less than 30 days
  • Older than 18 years old
  • Treatment with tacrolimus and mycophénolate mofetil

Who cannot join

  • No informed consent
  • Pregnant women
  • Patient under legal guardianship
  • Treated by ciclosporin or mTOR-inhibitor

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Nantes' Univeristy hospital

    Nantes, 44000

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About this study

Official title: Role of Specific Immune Cellular Response in the Control of BK Virus Infection: Prospective Study, Monocentric and Longitudinal During the First Nine Months After a Kidney Transplantation

BK virus infections are very frequent during months following a kidney transplantation: a viral reactivation is observed for almost 50% of patients during first year. This reactivation leads to a viremia for 10 to 15% of patient during this same period. The most frequent complication is interstitial nephritis for 2 to 8% of patients (27 patients representing 2.7% during 6 years in Nantes).

An intensive et persisting viral replication, assessed by detection of high blood viral load, could evolved to a viral nephropathy which lead to a very pejorative functional issue for the graft.

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Biological follow-up of these infections lay on the measures of viral load. Their positivity must alert the physician and lead him to modulate immunosuppressive treatment.

Actually, there is no real consensus about the modalities of pharmacological immunosuppression decrease (decrease dose or change of molecule).

Specific lymphocytic anti-BKv evaluated on several cohorts of patients permit to prove:

  • weakness of immune cellular response for patient with high viremia
  • increase of this response when viral load decrease These studies laid on detection of INFg synthesis by Elispot after stimulation with viral antigens and in vitro cellular expansion.

New prospective and longitudinal data comparing the immune cellular response (systematic and early) after graft between patients controlling or not BKv infection are necessary to improve the comprehension of illness natural history.

The investigators propose to enlarge the investigation of anti-BKv immune cellular response to other functions than IFNg synthesis in the aim of detecting the eventual role of polyfunctional lymphocytes for infection control. Furthermore, the investigators propose to identify better diagnostic and prognostic makers.

Being tested
biological parameters
Keywords
patient with a kidney transplantation since less than 30 days

What participants receive

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

  • biological parametersOther

    blood sample at M1, M2, M3; M4; M5, M6, M7, M8 and M9 after kidney transplantation

Study groups in NCT01109186
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
kidney-transplanted patientsNot described
Receives: Other: biological parameters

What is being measured

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

  1. Comparison of the level of response between patient with a "non-controlled infection" and patients for who the blood viral load is under 103 copBKv/ml.

    Analyse the role of T-lymphocytes response in the control of BKv infection

    Measured: at 1month, 2months, 3months, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 months after kidney transplantation

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Analyse of the other causes that could influence the occurence of a viremia higher than 103 copBKv/ml

    Other causes for abnormal viremia

    Measured: at 1month, 2months, 3months, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 months after kidney transplantation

  2. Measurement of histological consequences of a BKv non-controlled infection during the first year post-graft

    Determine the frequence of occurence of nephropathy due to BKv for the population with a non-controlled infection

    Measured: at 12 months after kidney transplantation

  3. Measurement of increase of immune response due to modifications of immunosuppressive treatment for patient with a non-controlled infection

    Comparision between the level of immune response and the time when the first viremia is higher than 103 copBKv/ml and 1, 3 et 6 months after modification of immunosuppressive treatment.

    Measured: at 1, 3 et 6 months after modification of immunosuppressive treatment

Timeline

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

  1. First posted23 Apr 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study start30 Nov 2010
  3. Primary completion26 Aug 2014
  4. Study completion1 Sep 2015

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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
Prospective
Enrolment
158 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01109186
Sponsor's protocol ID
BRD/10/03-ZF
Acronym
BKv
Status last verified
Sep 2021
First submitted
21 Apr 2010
Last updated
17 Sep 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Kidney Transplantation, run by Nantes University Hospital at 1 site in France.

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 3 inclusion and 4 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 17 Sep 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. 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?

Comparison of the level of response between patient with a "non-controlled infection" and patients for who the blood viral load is under 103 copBKv/ml. (time frame: at 1month, 2months, 3months, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 months after kidney transplantation). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 17 Sep 2021.

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