Normothermic Machine Perfusion (NMP) Versus Hypothermic Machine Perfusion (HMP) in Human Kidney Transplantation

NCT ID: NCT05743751

Last Updated: 2023-02-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-03

Study Completion Date

2025-09-03

Brief Summary

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Due to the rising incidence of renal failure and the improvement of organ transplantation technology, the shortage of donor organs has become one of the main problems limiting the development of kidney transplantation. Marginal donor is one of the important ways to extend the donor pool. Normothermic mechanical perfusion (NMP) is a new generation of organ preservation technology, which can maintain the blood supply and at the same time evaluate the marginal kidney function during the organ preservation. However, the clinical effect has not been proved. Hypothermic Machine Perfusion (HMP) is the mainstream organ perfusion technology. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of NMP with the HMP.

Detailed Description

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The main purpose of the study is to improve the utilization rate of marginal donors through normothermic perfusion, and reduce the incidence of infection, severe rejection and even graft failure caused by implantation of marginal donors. This study aims at the following aspects:

1. To compare the effects of two methods and perfusion parameters on the quality of marginal donors: normal temperature pulse perfusion and low temperature mechanical perfusion;
2. Explore the methods of evaluating the function of donor organs;
3. Exploring the effects of different mechanical perfusion methods and perfusion conditions on marginal donors;
4. The effect of broad-spectrum antibiotics on improving donor infection through different administration routes and different drug doses during perfusion and preservation.

A single-center prospective randomized controlled study was used to compare the prognosis of renal transplantation between 50 patients with normothermic pulse perfusion and 50 patients with hypothermic mechanical perfusion who were enrolled in our hospital for allograft kidney transplantation.

Assessment factors:

1. Donor parameters: age, sex, creatinine, diabetes, cause of death, length of stay in ICU, calcification of donor renal artery (CRP expression level)
2. Perfusion pressure, perfusion time, perfusion temperature, perfusion vessel resistance index
3. Receptor factors: age, gender, height, weight, BMI, cause of kidney disease (hypertension, diabetes glomerulonephritis, polycystic kidney disease), dialysis time (month), dialysis type (blood/peritoneum), HLA mismatch number, smoking, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, hyperlipidemia, anemia, complication index (CCI), ASA score (\>3 or ≤ 3), operation time, number of donor renal artery branches, number of donor renal vein branches, donor creatinine, cold ischemia time (mins), and the perfusion of the transplanted kidney ( judged by the fluorescence intensity after indocyanine green injection). Laboratory results: PRA (panel-reactive antibody), blood creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), blood lactate level, postoperative urine volume. Graft loss, culture result of irrigation solution (bacteria). Sample acquisition: obtaining the blood and urine samples of the recipient and measuring the expression level of globulin A in the serum. In the process of kidney transplantation, the donor's renal artery vessel wall and the recipient's external iliac artery vessel wall were obtained. The blood vessel wall was stained with calcification, CRP to evaluate the calcification of the donor and recipient vessels.

Conditions

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Kidney Transplantation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Caregivers
Participant and care provider were blinded to the interventions.

Study Groups

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Hypothermic machine perfusion

After organ acquisition, the donor kidney was trimmed, and then the donor kidney was connected to the cryoperfusion machine (lifeport, which has been used in routine clinical practice in our hospital) for continuous low temperature mechanical perfusion (\<8 ℃). The perfusion solution was extracted for proteomic study at 10 min after perfusion and at the end of perfusion.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Hypothermic machine perfusion

Intervention Type DEVICE

LifePort Kidney Transporter is designed to integrate with the clinical environment by using readily available supplies, requiring minimal user intervention, and by being easy to use. LifePort Kidney Transporter is a portable, isolated kidney perfusion and transport system, designed to support a donated kidney and to maintain the organ in a near-normal physiologic state under hypothermic aseptic conditions. An insulated plastic housing encloses the kidney and perfusate within a LifePort Kidney Transporter Disposable Perfusion Circuit. LifePort Kidney Transporter components include an Ice Container, Pump Deck, Control Panel, Outer Display, Bubble Detectors, External Connections Panel, sensors, and four lithium-ion batteries. Two handles make the unit easy to lift and carry

Normothermic machine perfusion

After conventional UW perfusion is obtained, the marginal donor kidney is immediately perfused without ischemia at normal temperature. The perfusion time is at least 4 hours (so as to repair the marginal donor kidney). The perfusion solution is as above, and the perfusion solution is loaded into the device authorized in Europe (XVIVO - KidneyAssist ®), Connect the transplanted renal artery with the device. Take 5ml perfusion solution in advance before perfusion, 5ml perfusion solution every 30min after perfusion, take perfusion solution at the end of perfusion (blood gas analysis for each perfusion solution, and finally perfusion solution for culture), and measure urine volume every hour. After perfusion, the transplanted kidney was disconnected from the perfusion device, and the donor kidney was perfused again with 2L HTK solution, followed by routine transplantation.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Normothermic machine perfusion

Intervention Type DEVICE

XVIVO (perfusion company, Gothenburg, Sweden), functions to be included in perfusion equipment, cardiopulmonary bypass machine and neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass machine, including polyethylene pipeline, heating equipment (perfusion temperature 37 ℃), venous pool (venous pressure is 0 mmHg, adjust the height of perfusion pool), centrifugal pump (arterial pressure is set at initial 75 mmHg, maintain 65 mmHg). The perfusion solution contains 215ml of dextran/albumin solution and 400ml of hematocrit, 2ml of 10% calcium gluconate, 1300u/L heparin and 400mg of cefazolin sodium. The oxygen/carbon dioxide ratio is (95%/5%, 2L/min) for continuous perfusion, and pO2 is maintained at 650mmHg during perfusion. During perfusion, continue to use verapamil, amino acid, glucose and insulin. Lactic acid Ringer solution (10ml/h) was used to supplement the lost circulation volume due to urine production during perfusion.

Interventions

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Normothermic machine perfusion

XVIVO (perfusion company, Gothenburg, Sweden), functions to be included in perfusion equipment, cardiopulmonary bypass machine and neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass machine, including polyethylene pipeline, heating equipment (perfusion temperature 37 ℃), venous pool (venous pressure is 0 mmHg, adjust the height of perfusion pool), centrifugal pump (arterial pressure is set at initial 75 mmHg, maintain 65 mmHg). The perfusion solution contains 215ml of dextran/albumin solution and 400ml of hematocrit, 2ml of 10% calcium gluconate, 1300u/L heparin and 400mg of cefazolin sodium. The oxygen/carbon dioxide ratio is (95%/5%, 2L/min) for continuous perfusion, and pO2 is maintained at 650mmHg during perfusion. During perfusion, continue to use verapamil, amino acid, glucose and insulin. Lactic acid Ringer solution (10ml/h) was used to supplement the lost circulation volume due to urine production during perfusion.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Hypothermic machine perfusion

LifePort Kidney Transporter is designed to integrate with the clinical environment by using readily available supplies, requiring minimal user intervention, and by being easy to use. LifePort Kidney Transporter is a portable, isolated kidney perfusion and transport system, designed to support a donated kidney and to maintain the organ in a near-normal physiologic state under hypothermic aseptic conditions. An insulated plastic housing encloses the kidney and perfusate within a LifePort Kidney Transporter Disposable Perfusion Circuit. LifePort Kidney Transporter components include an Ice Container, Pump Deck, Control Panel, Outer Display, Bubble Detectors, External Connections Panel, sensors, and four lithium-ion batteries. Two handles make the unit easy to lift and carry

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18-60 years old, gender unlimited
* Volunteer to participate in this clinical trial and sign the informed consent form
* Suffering from end-stage renal disease
* Planned kidney transplantation
* The expanded standard donors (ECD) were obtained

* The expanded standard kidney donor is defined as: aged cadaver donors over 60 years old or two or three of the following conditions between 50 and 60 years old: death due to cerebrovascular disease; Hypertension; The blood creatinine level before donation was greater than 133umol/L.

Exclusion Criteria

* Active infection
* Living donor kidney recipient
* Acute rejection
* Second kidney transplantation
* Combined transplantation (combined liver and kidney, combined pancreas and kidney)
* Patients who take other clinical trial drugs or participate in other clinical studies
* Unable to continue the research
* Patients who are judged by the researcher to be unsuitable for this clinical trial
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Zhang Tianyu

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Zhang Tianyu

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Zhou Xiaofeng, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Locations

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China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Zhou Xiaofeng, MD

Role: CONTACT

17310336871

Facility Contacts

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Tianyu Zhang, MD

Role: primary

13911250201

References

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Hamar M, Urbanellis P, Kaths MJ, Kollmann D, Linares I, Ganesh S, Wiebe A, Cen JY, Yip P, John R, Konvalinka A, Mucsi I, Ghanekar A, Bagli D, Grant D, Robinson LA, Selzner M. Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion Reduces Warm Ischemic Injury of Porcine Kidney Grafts Retrieved After Circulatory Death. Transplantation. 2018 Aug;102(8):1262-1270. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002245.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29683999 (View on PubMed)

Nicholson ML, Hosgood SA. Renal transplantation after ex vivo normothermic perfusion: the first clinical study. Am J Transplant. 2013 May;13(5):1246-52. doi: 10.1111/ajt.12179. Epub 2013 Feb 22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23433047 (View on PubMed)

Mazilescu LI, Urbanellis P, Kim SJ, Goto T, Noguchi Y, Konvalinka A, Reichman TW, Sayed BA, Mucsi I, Lee JY, Robinson LA, Ghanekar A, Selzner M. Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion for Human Kidney Transplantation: First North American Results. Transplantation. 2022 Sep 1;106(9):1852-1859. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004098. Epub 2022 Mar 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35238854 (View on PubMed)

Tingle SJ, Thompson ER, Figueiredo RS, Moir JA, Goodfellow M, Talbot D, Wilson CH. Normothermic and hypothermic machine perfusion preservation versus static cold storage for deceased donor kidney transplantation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Jul 9;7(7):CD011671. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011671.pub3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38979743 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2022-NHLHCRF-LX-03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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