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Transplant; Failure, KidneyNCT01883583

Pilot Study of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of Transplanted Kidney

A study testing Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound And Sonoelastography in people with Transplant; Failure, Kidney, run by Seoul National University Hospital at 1 site in South Korea.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

To check the possibility of the acquisition of a number of parameters through real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound and sonoelastography images and to verify the correlation with pathologic results from ultrasound guided biopsy of transplanted kidney Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Transplant; Failure, Kidney
What is being tested?
Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound And Sonoelastography
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
10 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
Jun 2013to Dec 2015
Phase
Interventional
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 20 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 1)Patients to perform ultrasound guided biopsy of transplanted kidney

Who cannot join

  • 1)Patients to have the medical histories of heart such as acute failure, arrhythmia, ischemia, infarction and angioplasty 2)Patients to show poor graft function which does not recovery within three days after transplantation

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Jeong Yeon Cho, Professor contact

82-2-2072-3074

radjycho@snu.ac.kr

Sang Youn Kim, Professor contact

82-2-2072-3321

iwishluv@empas.com

South Korea1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul, 110-744

    Jeong Yeon Cho, Professor, 82-2-2072-3074, radjycho@snu.ac.kr

    Sang Youn Kim, Professor, 82-2-2072-3321, iwishluv@empas.com

    Recruiting

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: Pilot Study of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of Transplanted Kidney for Evaluation of Effectiveness of Perfusion Parameter in Assessment of Allograft Nephropathy

To check the possibility of the acquisition of a number of parameters through real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound and sonoelastography images and to verify the correlation with pathologic results from ultrasound guided biopsy of transplanted kidney

Read the detailed description

To check the possibility of the acquisition of a number of parameters through real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound and sonoelastography images and to verify the correlation with pathologic results from ultrasound guided biopsy of transplanted kidney.

Ten patients scheduled to perform ultrasound guided biopsy of transplanted kidney will be enrolled. The patients who have previous medical history of cardiac problem or who do not recover renal function over three days after graft surgery will be excluded.

Before ultrasound guided biopsy of transplanted kidney, we will perform conventional, Sonoelastography and real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound using Sonovue for acquisition of parameters and data, respectively. We will check the possibility of the acquisition of a number of parameters through real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound and sonoelastography images using analyzing program (VueBox, Bracco, Swiss). And we will verify the correlation of acquired data and parameters with pathologic results from ultrasound guided biopsy of transplanted kidney.

From perfusion images, several regions of interest (ROIs) will be marked including main renal artery, segmental artery and renal medulla. A number of time-intensity curves (TICs) are acquired from ROIs using VueBox.

The parameters acquired from time intensity curve (TIC) (i.e. arrival time, mean transit time, time to peak, basal intensity, peak intensity, area under curve, slope rate of ascending and descending curves), the date acquired from spectral Doppler ultrasound (i.e. restive index, pulsatility index) and Values of shear wave velocities of the several regions of interest acquired from Sonoelastography will be analyzed to find statistical significance in assessment of allograft nephropathy such as acute rejection or chronic allograft nephropathy.

Pathologic conditions such as acute rejection may show the decrease in arrival time, peak intensity, area under curve suggesting total blood flow and accelerating slope rate, compared with non-pathologic condition.

Being tested
Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound And Sonoelastography
Keywords
Ultrasound, Perfusion Imaging, Elasticity Imaging Techniques, Kidney Transplantation, Graft Rejection, Chronic allograft nephropathy

What participants receive

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

  • Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound And SonoelastographyDevice

    Before ultrasound guided biopsy of transplanted kidney, we will perform conventional, Sonoelastography and real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound using Sonovue for acquisition of parameters and data, respectively.

Study groups in NCT01883583
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Pilot groupExperimentalContrast-enhanced Ultrasound And Sonoelastography of transplanted kidney will be performed for acquisition of a number of parameters and time-intensity curves, before ultrasound guided biopsy of transplanted kidney.
Receives: Device: Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound And Sonoelastography

What is being measured

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

  1. Acquisition of time-intensity curve(TIC) using contrast-enhanced ultrasound

    Measured: The day of admission (within 24hours)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted21 Jun 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2013
  3. Primary completionMay 2014 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2015 (estimated)

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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
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
10 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01883583
Sponsor's protocol ID
SeoulNUH-rad2
Status last verified
Nov 2013
First submitted
15 Jun 2013
Last updated
6 Nov 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound And Sonoelastography in people with Transplant; Failure, Kidney, run by Seoul National University Hospital at 1 site in South Korea.

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 1 inclusion and 1 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Nov 2013. 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 South Korea. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Jeong Yeon Cho, Professor (82-2-2072-3074, radjycho@snu.ac.kr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Acquisition of time-intensity curve(TIC) using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (time frame: The day of admission (within 24hours)). 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 6 Nov 2013.

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