Intraperative Assessment of Renal Perfusion Using Infrared Imaging

Completed

Conditions studied: Kidney Transplantation

In brief

Current assessment of organ tissue viability by surgeons in the operating room is limited to crude estimates such as overt physical examination, measurement of laboratory values and physical measurements of vascular flow and resistance. The ability to non-invasively measure tissue perfusion and oxygenation would provide the surgeon an improved means to assess if an injured organ will survive. The recent development of real time infrared (IR) and Near Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy (NIRIS) digital cameras has allowed for the determination of tissue perfusion and oxygenation in a non-invasive fashion. Although in the early stages of development, the application of infrared and NIRS technology holds great promise to permit the surgeon to better assess the viability of tissues in ways that have not been possible. We propose to evaluate infrared and NIRS technology in the assessment of kidney allografts using data previously collected during recipient operations at the NIH.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00595179
Run by
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Starts
2007-12-01
Expected to finish
2012-01-01
Last updated by the study team
2012-04-06

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

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Where it is running

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