A Pilot Study of Renal Hypothermia During Partial Nephrectomy

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Kidney Neoplasm

In brief

Renal hypothermia may preserve renal function in patients who require partial nephrectomy. In preparation for a definitive randomized controlled trial this pilot study will assess feasibility and variance data to be used for sample size estimation

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00888641

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

13

Starts

2009-06-01

Expected to finish

2011-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-06-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients presenting with a renal mass deemed amenable to an open partial nephrectomy regardless of stage or histology.
• Bilateral renal function on radiographic imaging.
• Willing to consent to randomization.
• Willing to comply with study protocol.

You may not qualify if…

• Anatomically or functionally solitary kidney
• Multiple renal tumours
• Bilateral renal tumours
• Life expectancy < 3 months as deemed by treating physician
• Age less than 18 years old
• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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