Immunosuppression Optimization Using The Prospera Assay In Kidney Transplant Recipients (IMPAKT) (IMPAKT)

July 17, 2026 updated by: Natera, Inc.

Immunosuppressant optiMization Using the Prospera Assay in Kidney Transplant (IMPAKT) Randomized Controlled Trial

IMPAKT is a research study that looks at whether a blood test called Prospera™ can help doctors better adjust anti-rejection medications, compared to the usual way doctors manage these medications without using this test.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The IMPAKT study is a multi-center randomized controlled trial (RCT) in which stable low-risk kidney transplant (Tx) recipients receiving maintenance immunosuppression with tacrolimus, MPA dosage with or without corticosteroids will be randomized to the Immunosuppression optimization (Test) arm or the Standard of Care (SoC) Immunosuppression (Control) arm.

Participants will be enrolled at three months posttransplant and monitored with routine standard of care treatment and monthly Prospera blood draws from enrollment to 6 months posttransplant. All subjects will follow their center's SoC immunosuppressive therapy (IST) from enrollment to 6 months post-transplant. Subjects will be randomized at 6 months post-transplant to either the Test arm versus the Control arm.

The test arm will include participants who are managed with routine clinical care, along with a standardized dd-cfDNA protocol, to guide optimization of immunosuppression dosages. The control arm will include subjects who are managed with routine clinical care and receiving the standard of care (SoC) immunosuppression. This RCT will compare a hierarchical composite end point between the test and the control arm at 24 months post-transplant.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

750

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects received a kidney transplant in the prior 3 months.
  • Subjects receiving maintenance therapy consisting of tacrolimus, mycophenolate sodium or mycophenolate mofetil, and optionally corticosteroids, at the time of enrollment.
  • Subjects received induction therapy comprising IL2 receptor antagonist or thymoglobulin, or received no induction therapy.
  • 18 years of age or older at time of signing informed consent.
  • Able to read, understand and provide written informed consent, and willing and able to comply with the study requirements. If the subject is unable to sign the informed consent, a legally authorized representative (LAR) can consent on behalf of the subject.
  • Subjects are at the site standard-of-care MPA dosage

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Concurrent multiple solid organ or tissue transplants.
  • History of a previous organ transplant (aside from present kidney transplant), or cellular transplant.
  • DSA Positive according to local protocol, including either pre-transplant DSA positivity and de novo DSA positivity.
  • Any prior dd-cfDNA results ≥1.0% or ≥78cp/mL after 28 days post-transplant.
  • ABO Incompatible donor.
  • A serious medical condition that may adversely affect ability to participate in the study (e.g, current diagnosis of cancer).
  • Pregnancy.
  • Received any induction therapy other than IL2 receptor antagonist or thymoglobulin.
  • Receiving any maintenance immunosuppression other than tacrolimus, mycophenolate sodium or mycophenolate mofetil, and prednisone.
  • Currently undergoing regular dialysis.
  • Considered high-risk at the time of enrollment, as per the treating physician.
  • Planned or ongoing use of other commercially available or investigational dd-cfDNA or blood-based gene expression profile assays for rejection surveillance, through randomization.

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control Arm
Active Comparator: Test Arm
Diagnostic test: Prospera Immunosuppression Optimization
The test arm will include participants who are managed with routine clinical care, along with a standardized dd-cfDNA protocol, to guide optimization of immunosuppression dosages.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Tier 1: Compare the number of randomized participants who experienced death related to allograft, using a win ratio hierarchical endpoint
Time Frame: From enrollment to 24 months post-transplant
The rate of death, defined as related to the allograft, in the test and control arms will be calculated and compared.
From enrollment to 24 months post-transplant
Tier 2: Compare the number of randomized participants who experienced death censored graft loss (retransplant or return to dialysis), using a win ratio hierarchical endpoint
Time Frame: From enrollment to 24 months post-transplant
The rate of graft loss, defined as return to dialysis and/or retransplant, in the test and control arms will be calculated and compared.
From enrollment to 24 months post-transplant
Tier 3: Compare the number of randomized participants who experienced eGFR decline >30% between 6 and 24 months, using a win ratio hierarchical endpoint.
Time Frame: From enrollment to 24 months post-transplant
The eGFR measurement will be calculated using the 2021 CKD-EPI formula without race.
From enrollment to 24 months post-transplant
Tier 4: Compare the number of randomized participants who experienced biopsy proven rejection requiring treatment with intravenous medications, using a win ratio hierarchical endpoint.
Time Frame: From enrollment to 24 months post-transplant
The rate of biopsy proven rejection by histology and the rate of treated rejection in the two arms between months 6 and 24 will be measured and compared.
From enrollment to 24 months post-transplant
Tier 5: Compare the number of randomized participants who experienced transplant-related hospitalization ≥2 nights not related to biopsy proven rejection, using a win ratio hierarchical endpoint.
Time Frame: From enrollment to 24 months post-transplant
The average number of nights spent at an inpatient facility for graft-related issues, but not including biopsy proven rejection, by subjects in the test and control arms will be measured and compared.
From enrollment to 24 months post-transplant
Tier 6: Compare the number of randomized participants who developed de novo DSA after 6 months, and by 24 months, using a win ratio hierarchical endpoint.
Time Frame: From enrollment to 24 months post-transplant
The rate of de novo DSA, in the test and control arms will be calculated and compared.
From enrollment to 24 months post-transplant
Tier 7: Compare the number of randomized participants who experienced adverse outcome (AO), defined as GI Toxicity, Leukopenia, and/or Infection, using a win ratio hierarchical endpoint.
Time Frame: From enrollment to 24 months post-transplant
The Adverse Outcome (AO) rate at 24 months post-Tx will be compared between the test arm and the control arm, with the list of events qualifying as AO comprising: GI toxicity, leukopenia, and infection.
From enrollment to 24 months post-transplant

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Natera, Inc.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

July 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2031

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 23, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 17, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

July 22, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 22, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 17, 2026

Last Verified

July 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 25-098-OH

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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