Microcirculation of Patients With Kidney Transplant

National Taiwan University Hospital40 enrolled

Overview

This study measures the sublingual microcirculation of patients with kidney transplant using MicroScan. The data will be compared with data of health volunteers and end stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis. The microcirculation date includes total small vessel density, perfused small vessel density, proportion of perfused vessels, microvascular flow index, and heterogeneity index.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Microcirculation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 79 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients with kidney transplant for more than one month Exclusion Criteria: * Body mass index (BMI) \< 18.5 or \> 30 * diagnosis of sepsis or trauma, or admitted to intensive care unit within one month before enrollment * body temperature \< 35.5 or \> 37.5 Celsius * patients with tongue resection * non-native speaker

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Total small vessel density

Time frame: 6 hours

Perfused small vessel density

Time frame: 6 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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