U.S., Oct. 2 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07851571) titled 'Drone Transport of Deceased-Donor Kidney Grafts Between Two French Hospitals Before Transplantation: a Pilot Safety Study' on Sept. 25.
Brief Summary: Cold ischemia time, the period during which a donated kidney is kept cold outside the body between its removal from the donor and its transplantation into the recipient, is one of the main modifiable factors influencing how quickly and how well a transplanted kidney starts to work and how long it lasts. In France, kidneys are usually transported between hospitals by ambulance, car, train or plane, which exposes the graft to traffic, scheduling and coordination delays. Autonomous drones...