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Geriatric Assessment for Older Kidney Transplantation Candidates

Recruiting
Conditions
Chronic Kidney Diseases
Registration Number
NCT05395247
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Caen
Brief Summary

Geriatric assessment is now widely used to decide whether older patients with chronic kidney disease should be put on the kidney transplantation waiting list. This study aims to evaluate the association between Geriatric assessment and inscription on kidney transplantation.

Detailed Description

There is a high proportion of older patients among patients with kidney failure, raising the question of the access to kidney transplantation within these patients. Geriatric assessment is now widely used to decide whether older patients with chronic kidney disease should be put on the kidney transplantation waiting list.

This study aims to evaluate the association between Geriatric assessment and inscription on kidney transplantation. Secondary objectives includes the analysis of the association between Geriatric assessment and:

* post-kidney transplantation outcomes

* quality of life.

It also includes the evolution of Geriatric assessment while still on waiting list and after kidney transplantation.

This study takes place in an University Hospital in Caen, France. This hospital is the only one performing kidney transplantation in the three French departments around. Candidates for kidney transplantation older than 70 years are systematically evaluated by a trained nurse and a geriatrician to perform a comprehensive geriatric assessment, evaluating cognitive functions, risk of fall, nutrition, frailty, functional status, and depressive symptoms. These patients are followed-up each year while still on the waiting list, and once after kidney transplantation. All patients evaluated within this consultation are proposed to enter the study. Patients are excluded in case of refusal or if they are unable to provide informed consent. The inclusion began in January 2019.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria
  • All patients addressed for Geriatric assessment before inscription on kidney transplantation waiting list in Caen University Hospital, France
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient refusal
  • Patient unable to provide informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Inscription on kidney transplantation waiting list6 months

Inscription on kidney transplantation waiting list

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Delayed renal recovery following kidney transplantation1 week after kidney transplantation

Dialysis requirement during the first week after kidney transplantation

Mortality1 year after kidney transplantation

Death in the year following kidney transplantation

Length of hospitalization in the year following kidney transplantation1 year after kidney transplantation

Units: days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Caen University Hospital

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Caen, France

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