Study Evaluating Sirolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipients

NCT ID: NCT00195273

Last Updated: 2010-04-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

61 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-11-30

Study Completion Date

2008-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare the kidney function in patients who have received a transplanted kidney and were treated with the combination of sirolimus, daclizumab, mycophenolate and corticosteroids versus transplanted patients treated with cyclosporine, mycophenolate and corticosteroids.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Graft vs Host Disease Kidney Transplantation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Sirolimus + Daclizumab + Mycophenolate + Corticosteroids

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

sirolimus

Intervention Type DRUG

15 mg loading dose, followed by 5 mg/day to achieve target trough levels of 10-15 ng/mL at months 1-6, then 8-12 ng/mL at months 7-12

mycophenolate mofetil

Intervention Type DRUG

1 g twice daily; may be reduced to 750 mg BID for adverse events, or to 500 mg BID for persisting adverse events

corticosteroids

Intervention Type DRUG

As per center practice. By day 8 prednisolone tapered to 20 mg/day; by day 30 to 15 mg/day; by day 60 to 10 mg/day; after 4 to 6 months to 5-7.5 mg/day

daclizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

IV: 1 mg/kg to a maximum of 100 mg/dose. 5 doses at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks after transplantation

2

Cyclosporine + Mycophenolate + Corticosteroids

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

cyclosporine

Intervention Type DRUG

Initial dose of 10 mg/kg/day, then twice daily to achieve target trough levels of 300-400 ng/mL at weeks 0-4; 200-300 ng/mL at months 1-2; 150-250 ng/mL at months 2-3; 100-200 ng/mL at months 3-6; 75-150 ng/mL months 6-12

mycophenolate mofetil

Intervention Type DRUG

1 g twice daily; may be reduced to 750 mg BID for adverse events, or to 500 mg BID for persisting adverse events

corticosteroids

Intervention Type DRUG

As per center practice. By day 8 prednisolone tapered to 20 mg/day; by day 30 to 15 mg/day; by day 60 to 10 mg/day; after 4 to 6 months to 5-7.5 mg/day

Interventions

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sirolimus

15 mg loading dose, followed by 5 mg/day to achieve target trough levels of 10-15 ng/mL at months 1-6, then 8-12 ng/mL at months 7-12

Intervention Type DRUG

cyclosporine

Initial dose of 10 mg/kg/day, then twice daily to achieve target trough levels of 300-400 ng/mL at weeks 0-4; 200-300 ng/mL at months 1-2; 150-250 ng/mL at months 2-3; 100-200 ng/mL at months 3-6; 75-150 ng/mL months 6-12

Intervention Type DRUG

mycophenolate mofetil

1 g twice daily; may be reduced to 750 mg BID for adverse events, or to 500 mg BID for persisting adverse events

Intervention Type DRUG

corticosteroids

As per center practice. By day 8 prednisolone tapered to 20 mg/day; by day 30 to 15 mg/day; by day 60 to 10 mg/day; after 4 to 6 months to 5-7.5 mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

daclizumab

IV: 1 mg/kg to a maximum of 100 mg/dose. 5 doses at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks after transplantation

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Kidney transplantation
* Donor must be at least 60 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

* Current systemic infection
* Unstable angina or treatment for serious arrhythmia.
* Cancer within the previous 5 years.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Wyeth

Principal Investigators

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Medical Monitor, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

Trial Manager

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

For Norway, Sweden, [email protected]

Locations

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Oslo, , Norway

Site Status

Gothenburg, , Sweden

Site Status

Uppsala, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Norway Sweden

Other Identifiers

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0468H-101466

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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