Status:

RECRUITING

Optimal Pediatric Heart Transplant Immunosuppression With MicroRNAs

Lead Sponsor:

Inova Health Care Services

Conditions:

Cardiac Failure

Graft Rejection

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 18 years

Brief Summary

This study aims to discover circulating microRNAs (associated with drug doses and levels) that can be used to characterize the overall immune state in pediatric heart transplant patients and predict p...

Detailed Description

The study objectives will be accomplished in a prospective, multicenter observational, longitudinal cohort study that includes 100-150 Pediatric Heart Transplant (PHT) patients from the United States....

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≤ 18 years at time of transplant listing
  • Subject is within 10-50 days post-orthotopic heart transplant at time of enrollment.
  • Planned follow-up at the transplant center for a minimum of one-year.
  • Caregiver able and willing to comply with the study visit schedule, study procedures, and study requirements.

Exclusion

  • Recipient of a multi-organ transplant
  • History of prior solid organ transplant before the index heart transplant
  • Ongoing mechanical circulatory support or hemodynamic instability after transplant
  • Active infection requiring either a) hospitalization or b) treatment with antimicrobial drugs (does not include prophylaxis for infection or suppressive antibiotics given after transplant)
  • History of treated rejection prior to study enrollment
  • Inability to collect specified blood volume after enrollment and prior to 50 days post-transplant

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 6 2025

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06532890

Start Date

February 6 2025

End Date

October 1 2029

Last Update

December 19 2025

Active Locations (6)

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1

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

2

Columbia University

New York, New York, United States, 10032

3

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224

4

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232