Staged Kidney Transplantation During Combined Heart/Kidney Transplantation

This study is looking at a new way to perform combined heart and kidney transplants for people with heart failure and severe kidney disease. It's testing a method called "staged implantation of kidney allografts with ex vivo machine perfusion kidney preservation." This means the new kidney is kept on a special machine that adds oxygen before it's implanted, and the kidney transplant might happen at a different time than the heart transplant. The study wants to see if this approach is safe and effective. You might be able to join if you are an adult (18 or older) having a combined heart and kidney transplant at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The study will consider it a success if fewer patients need dialysis in the first seven days after their kidney transplant and if there are not too many side effects within 90 days. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 20 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The study will track kidney function for 7 days and adverse events for 90 days after transplantation.

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NCT06877169

Staged Kidney Transplantation During Combined Heart/Kidney Transplantation

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
~20 participants
Updated 2026-07-24 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Planned delayed implantation of kidney allograft with ex vivo machine perfusion kidney preservation.

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Incidence of delayed graft function (DGF) of the kidney allograft
Measured over 7 days
+1 more outcome measured
Heart Failure
Chronic Kidney Disease
End-stage Kidney Disease

NCT06877169

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, Californiastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Justin A Steggerda, M.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Adult patients (18 years or older) undergoing combined heart and kidney transplantation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Exclusion

Patients who undergo simultaneous heart/kidney transplantation in a single operative event due to medical necessity will be excluded.
Patients with medical records flagged as "break-the-glass" or "research opt-out" within the center's electronic health record.
  • Incidence of delayed graft function (DGF) of the kidney allograft7 days

    Delayed graft function (DGF) of the kidney allograft is defined as dialysis within the first 7 days post-transplant and will be monitored for all participants.

  • Number of patients with at least one adverse event90 days

    Safety endpoint will be assessed by monitoring for adverse events associated with either heart or kidney allografts within 90-days of initial operative event. Adverse events may include graft primary non-function, wound infection, urinary tract infection, ventilator-associated pneumonia, return to operating room, etc. Complications will be reported by Clavien-Dindo classification and analyzed as both those relating directly to the kidney transplant as well as overall incidence.