Pediatric Kidney Transplantation, Ureteroneocystostomy Techniques (TUIKIT)

Radboud University Medical Center

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Kidney Transplant Failure and Rejection; Kidney Transplant; Complications; Kidney Transplant Infection

Treatments: Procedure: UNC technique

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05397821

112452

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study the researchers want to retrospectively compare non-refluxing ureteroneocystostomy (UNC techniques to reflux UNC techniques in paediatric kidney recipients with regard to urinary tract infections and uteral obstruction.

Full description

Multi-center retrospective study and survey on clinical practice among different urologists. The researchers will retrospectively study data on patients that received their kidney graft between 1994-2018 in either Radboudumc or UW Health University Hospital in Winsconsin.

Additionally, all urologist currently employed at those hospitals will be asked to fill in a survey on preferences in UNC techniques and suture material.

Enrollment: 398 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• received kidney graft in the participating centres at an age <19
• received kidney graft between 1994-2018
• follow-up data of at least 1 year

Exclusion criteria

• Loss of follow up < 1 year

Trial design

398 participants in 2 patient groups

Radboudumc recipients

Description:

NTX performed with a refluxing technique

Treatment:

Procedure: UNC technique

Winsconsin recipients

Description:

NTX performed with a non-refluxing technique

Treatment:

Procedure: UNC technique