Clinical Trial of New Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion System Versus Static Cold Storage

NCT03837197 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: RF-2016-02364732
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 220
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

With the present study the investigators will evaluate the benefit of end-ischemic HOPE on ECD grafts (livers and kidneys) as compared to SCS. Organs will be perfused through a recently developed machine perfusion (MP) device, from the beginning of back-table procedures till implantation, without increasing CIT. The aim of the study will be demonstrating the ability of HOPE to improve graft function and post-operative outcomes of ECD kidney and liver recipients.

Conditions

Liver Diseases; Kidney Diseases

Keywords

donors and donation; Extended criteria donor; Organ perfusion and preservation; Liver transplantation; Kidney transplantation; Preservation injury; Ischemia reperfusion injury

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Liver Transplant - Early allograft dysfunction (EAD)

  Present/Non present

  0-30 days after procedure

• Kidney Transplant- Delayed graft function (DGF)

  Present/Non present

  0-30 days after procedure

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Liver and Kidney surgical complications

  0-6 months after procedure

• Liver and Kidney graft function at 6 and 12 months

  0-12 months after procedure

• Patient survival at 6 and 12 months

  0-12 months after procedure

Study Arms (4)

Kidney-Hypothermic oxygenated

EXPERIMENTAL

Belzer machine perfusion solution at 4°C-10°C in sterile conditions and continuous oxygenation (partial pressure of oxygen=500-600 mmHg) will be used for perfusion 2000 ml for kidneys.

Device: Kidney-Hypothermic oxygenated

Kidney-Static Cold Storage

NO INTERVENTION

Kidneys undergoing SCS will be stored in sterile organ bags with Celsior or University of Wisconsin solution and cooled in ice.

Liver-Hypothermic oxygenated

EXPERIMENTAL

Belzer machine perfusion solution at 4°C-10°C in sterile conditions and continuous oxygenation (partial pressure of oxygen=500-600 mmHg) will be used for perfusion 3000 ml for livers.

Device: Liver-Hypothermic oxygenated

Liver-Static Cold Storage

NO INTERVENTION

Livers undergoing SCS will be stored in sterile organ bags with Celsior or University of Wisconsin solution and cooled in ice.

Interventions

Kidney-Hypothermic oxygenated DEVICE

Kidney perfusion will be performed through the renal artery at 25-30 mmHg pressure. Flow, pressure and temperature will be monitored and registered on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory system during organ perfusion. Gas analysis of the effluent perfusate will be accomplished at the start of perfusion (T0) then every 30 minutes. Two perfusate samples will be collected at the beginning and at the end of perfusion to rule out bacterial or fungal contamination. HOPE will start by flushing the organ at low flow values (20 ml/min) with new oxygenated perfusion fluid during back-table preparation. Organ will be treated with continuous HOPE until transplant. Organ perfusion will be continuously monitored. Minimal perfusion time will be 2 hours for kidneys.

Kidney-Hypothermic oxygenated

Liver-Hypothermic oxygenated DEVICE

Liver perfusion will be performed through the portal vein at a 5 mmHg pressure. Flow, pressure and temperature will be monitored and registered on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory system during organ perfusion. Gas analysis of the effluent perfusate will be accomplished at the start of perfusion (T0) then every 30 minutes. Two perfusate samples will be collected at the beginning and at the end of perfusion to rule out bacterial or fungal contamination. HOPE will start by flushing the organ at low flow values (30 ml/min) with new oxygenated perfusion fluid during back-table preparation. Organ will be treated with continuous HOPE until transplant. Organ perfusion will be continuously monitored. Minimal perfusion time will be 1 hour for livers.

Liver-Hypothermic oxygenated

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• For kidneys: donor age ≥ 60 years or 50-59 years with two or more of the sequent risk factors: death due to cerebrovascular accident, history of hypertension, donor serum creatinine \> 1.5 mg/dL, cold ischemia time (CIT) \> 20 h;
• For livers: donors with hemodynamic deterioration, donor age \> 65 years, donor body mass index \> 30 kg/m2, serum bilirubin \> 3 mg/dl, AST or ALT above three times the upper reference threshold, sodium \> 165 mmol/l, intensive care unit (ICU) stay \> 7 days, steatosis \> 40%, CIT \> 12 h.

You may not qualify if:

• Donor age ≤18 years;
• Donors after circulatory death (DCD) will be excluded, because Italian law requires 20 minutes of "no touch period" before death declaration, causing prolonged warm ischemia and subsequent mandatory perfusion of the organ.
• Split-liver recipients, liver transplantation (LT) for acute liver failure, pre-emptive renal transplant, dual kidney transplantation, and patients with intra-operative surgical complications before the organ implantation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Bologna: lead

Study Sites (1)

Azienda Ospedaliera di Bologna - Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi

Bologna, 40138, Italy

RECRUITING

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Liver Diseases; Kidney Diseases; Reperfusion Injury

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Digestive System Diseases; Urologic Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Postoperative Complications; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Matteo Ravaioli, PhD

  University of Bologna S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Matteo Ravaioli, PhD

CONTACT

0512144810; mrava1@hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, General Manager of General Surgery

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 5, 2019
• First Posted: February 12, 2019
• Study Start: December 21, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2019
• Study Completion: December 1, 2021
• Last Updated: September 27, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-09

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