NCT06542042

Brief Summary

Infection post liver transplantation is an important factor in the death in patients. The traditional method of diagnosing infection post liver transplantation is laboratory tests. But the sensitivity and specificity of blood tests is poor. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has greater detection rate for mycobacterium tuberculosis, anaerobes and fungi and greater sensitivity compare with blood tests. However use of NGS is limited because of the short read-length. Oxford nanopore adaptive sequencing (NAS) method is the Third Revolution in Sequencing Technology. For each 1 Gbp of data, NAS sequencing detected 45 times more microbiome sequences than Nanopore standard sequencing and 2.5 times more than Illumina sequencing. The purpose of this study is to compare NAS with NGS and laboratory tests for the diagnostic rate of infection post liver transplantation.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
100

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
6mo left

Started Oct 2024

Typical duration for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
not yet recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress77%
Oct 2024Oct 2026

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 27, 2024

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 7, 2024

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2024

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2026

Expected
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 30, 2026

Last Updated

August 7, 2024

Status Verified

June 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

1.8 years

First QC Date

June 27, 2024

Last Update Submit

August 6, 2024

Conditions

Keywords

Oxford nanopore adaptive sequencing method

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Diagnosed infection post liver transplantation

    Any pathogens are detected in alveolar lavage fluid, peritoneal drainage or blood before patients discharge from hospital, an average of 1 months

    Post liver transplantation before patients discharge from hospital, an average of 1 months.

Study Arms (3)

NAS group

In this group, the investigators will detect the number of pathogen in alveolar lavage fluid, blood and peritoneal drainage by using NAS.

Diagnostic Test: NAS, NGS and Laboratory tests

NGS group

In this group, the investigators will detect the number of pathogen in alveolar lavage fluid, blood and peritoneal drainage by using NGS.

Diagnostic Test: NAS, NGS and Laboratory tests

Lab Tests group

In this group, the investigators will detect the number of pathogen in alveolar lavage fluid, blood and peritoneal drainage by using laboratory tests.

Diagnostic Test: NAS, NGS and Laboratory tests

Interventions

Using three diffrent detection methods and comparing their efficiency

Lab Tests groupNAS groupNGS group

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Participants will be recruited randomly and if they violate the protocol or occur clinical adverse events, the investigators will ask them to withdraw from this study.

You may qualify if:

  • Accept liver transplantation
  • Signing informed consent voluntarily
  • Possessing ability to comprehend material information
  • Participating this study voluntarily

You may not qualify if:

  • Participated another study
  • Graft loss
  • Have undergone a multi-organ transplantion or have had a previous organ transplantation
  • Patient died

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Shenzhen Third People's Hospital

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Cheng H, Sun Y, Yang Q, Deng M, Yu Z, Zhu G, Qu J, Liu L, Yang L, Xia Y. A rapid bacterial pathogen and antimicrobial resistance diagnosis workflow using Oxford nanopore adaptive sequencing method. Brief Bioinform. 2022 Nov 19;23(6):bbac453. doi: 10.1093/bib/bbac453.

Study Officials

  • Lin Zhong, Dr

    Shenzhen Third People's Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
CASE ONLY
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 27, 2024

First Posted

August 7, 2024

Study Start

October 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

August 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

October 30, 2026

Last Updated

August 7, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

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