Characteristics of Pulmonary Vascular Changes in Patients With Kidney Transplantation
NCT ID: NCT04842591
Last Updated: 2025-04-27
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Basic Information
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
60 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2020-12-23
2027-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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kidney transplant candidates
Patients listed for first kidney transplantation
exercise echocardiography
All patients will undergo exercise echocardiography during a symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise test.
Interventions
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exercise echocardiography
All patients will undergo exercise echocardiography during a symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise test.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* patients listed for first kidney transplantation at the Clinical Division of Nephrology
Exclusion Criteria
* combined organ transplantations (heart-kidney, pancreas-kidney etc.)
* patients with prior kidney transplantation
* high calcium score on cardiac-CT (\> 160 Agatston Score)
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Janssen-Cilag G.m.b.H
INDUSTRY
Medical University of Graz
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Gabor Kovacs, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Medical University of Graz, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonology
Locations
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Medical University of Graz, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonology
Graz, , Austria
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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33-022 ex 20/21
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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