TransplantLines Insulin Resistance and Inflammation Biobank and Cohort Study
- Conditions
- Death, CardiacGraft FailureDeathDiabetes
- Interventions
- Other: No intervention performed, the study is observational
- Registration Number
- NCT03272854
- Lead Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
- Brief Summary
Short-term (1-year) results of renal transplantation are now excellent (over 95%). Long-term (10-year and longer) results are, however, still disappointing. Where most research has focused on immunosuppression and infections, the investigators hypothesize that in renal transplant recipient, amongst others overweight, obesity, chronic use of immunosuppressive drugs and impaired renal function contribute to insulin resistance and chronic low-grade inflammation, which pose the renal transplant recipients at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, decline of function of the transplanted kidney and other complications, including post-transplant diabetes. This study is a biobank and cohort study which investigates this hypothesis.
- Detailed Description
Short-term (1-year) results of renal transplantation are now excellent (over 95%). Long-term (10-year and longer) results are, however, still disappointing. Where most research has focused on immunosuppression and infections, the investigators hypothesize that in renal transplant recipient, amongst others overweight, obesity, chronic use of immunosuppressive drugs and impaired renal function contribute to insulin resistance and chronic low-grade inflammation, which pose the renal transplant recipients at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, decline of function of the transplanted kidney and other complications, including post-transplant diabetes. To investigate this hypothesis we have detailedly phenotyped 606 renal transplant recipients who at the time of inclusion all were one year or more after transplantation, therewith providing a representation of stable outpatient renal trannsplant recipients late after renal transplantation. At the time of these baseline measurements, we also created a biobank with plasma, serum and aliquots of 24h urine collections. Beyond baseline, we have a regular update on adverse events, including all-cause mortality, cause-specific mortality, graft failure and development of new-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT).
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 606
- More than one year after renal transplantation
- History of renal transplantation
- Signs of active infection
- Signs of active cardiac decompensation
- Active malignancy other than skin cancer
- Prognosis < 1 year
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Renal Transplant Recipients No intervention performed, the study is observational A cohort or renal transplant recipients, all more than 1 year after transplantation at inclusion
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method All-Cause Mortality 30 years All-Cause Mortality
Graft Failure 30 years Death-Censored Graft Failure
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method New Onset Diabetes After Transplantation 30 years NODAT
Cardiovascular Mortality 30 years Cause-Specific Mortality
Non-Cardiovascular Mortality 30 years Cause-Specific Mortality