Urinary Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1) Excretion As Biomarker for Injury in Kidney Transplant Recipients

March 11, 2010 updated by: Northwell Health

Urinary Kidney Injury Molecule-1 As Diagnostic Biomarker of Proximal Tubular Injury in Adult and Pediatric Transplant Recipients

The purpose of this study is to determine if measuring the level of a protein called Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1) in the urine will help healthcare providers detect any problems with the transplanted kidney before the laboratory investigations that are used on a routine basis do. This approach may allow the doctor to intervene at an earlier point of a rejection episode and may thereby prolong survival of the transplant kidney.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Detailed Description

SPECIFIC AIMS:

  1. To investigate the role of urinary Kim-1 excretion as a marker of delayed graft function, acute kidney allograft rejection and/or virus-induced allograft nephropathy and/or calcineurin-inhibitor nephrotoxicity.
  2. To determine the role of urinary Kim-1 excretion in predicting long term outcome after kidney transplantation compared to standard diagnostic tests.
  3. To determine the role of reduction in urinary Kim-1 excretion after a rejection episode and/or viral infection as a marker of repair of renal tubules.

HYPOTHESIS:

Monitoring of urinary KIM-1 in kidney transplant recipients will facilitate the detection of delayed graft function, acute allograft rejection or infectious causes of proximal tubular injury, allowing earlier intervention with better long-term graft survival. Detection of urinary KIM-1 will precede increases in serum creatinine to detect acute graft injury and urinary KIM-1 will decrease faster than serum creatinine and will predict responsiveness (or lack thereof) to intervention more accurately.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

120

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • New York
      • New Hyde Park, New York, United States, 11040
        • Schneider Children's Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

3 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult and pediatric patients with chronic renal failure who are listed at Mount Sinai Hospital for a deceased donor kidney transplant and/or who are in the process of having a living donor evaluation are eligible to participate. One urine sample will be sent for KIM-1 measurement before transplantation, once the patient or the caregiver of the patient consents to participation in the study. The next specimen of urine will only be collected status post kidney transplant in the immediate post-operative phase and on routine visits thereafter. The study does not require obtaining any extra blood or urine specimens, but uses urine that would otherwise be discarded.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Children and adults from the age of 3 years who are eligible transplant candidates listed for deceased donor kidney or who are scheduled for a living related or unrelated donor kidney transplant at Mount Sinai Hospital will be eligible for inclusion in this project. Patients will be recruited from the population awaiting kidney transplant treated at the Schneider Children's Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Adult
Adult patients with end-stage kidney disease awaiting kidney transplantation.
Pediatric
Children with end-stage kidney disease awaiting kidney transplantation.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Beatrice Goilav, MD, Northwell Health

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2010

Study Completion

December 6, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 5, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 5, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

December 9, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 12, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 11, 2010

Last Verified

March 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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