A Study Designed to Compare the Tolerability of an Increased Dose of Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Acid (MPA) in Renal Transplant Patients Whose Dose of Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) Was Reduced Due to Gastrointestinal Symptoms

NCT ID: NCT00658333

Last Updated: 2012-08-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-03-31

Study Completion Date

2009-03-31

Brief Summary

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To determine if conversion to enteric coated MPA allows an escalated dose of mycophenolic acid (MPA) to be tolerated in patients experiencing gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Renal Transplantation

Keywords

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Renal Transplantation Immunosuppression Renal transplant recipients Gastrointestinal symptoms associated with MMF therapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Acid

Equimolar dose of enteric-coated mycophenolate acid with mycophenolate mofetil placebo. 1000 mg mycophenolate mofetil = 720 mg enteric-coated mycophenolate acid (MPA equivalent dose). The active and placebo study medications were dispensed in separate bottles identified as Bottle A and Bottle B.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Acid (EC-MPA)

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo MMF

Intervention Type DRUG

Mycophenolate Mofetil

Mycophenolate mofetil therapy with placebo enteric-coated mycophenolate acid. The active and placebo study medications were dispensed in separate bottles identified as Bottle A and Bottle B.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF)

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo EC-MPA

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Acid (EC-MPA)

Intervention Type DRUG

Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF)

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo MMF

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo EC-MPA

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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myfortic® CellCept®

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Recipients of first or second cadaveric, living unrelated or living related kidney transplant.
* Patients on a reduced daily dose (500mg to 1500mg) of MMF with existing but tolerable and controlled gastrointestinal symptoms.
* Recipients who are at least 4 weeks post renal transplantation with stable renal function.

Exclusion Criteria

* Multi organ transplant or previous transplant with organ other than kidney
* History of GI disorder prior to transplant
* Evidence of GI disorder induced by infection, underlying medical condition, or con med other than MMF
* Modification of GI med or MMF dose within one week
* Evidence of graft rejection, treatment of acute rejection, unstable renal function within 1 week of (baseline) visit
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Novartis

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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Orange, California, United States

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San Diego, California, United States

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San Francisco, California, United States

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Orlando, Florida, United States

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Portland, Maine, United States

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Greenville, North Carolina, United States

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Fargo, North Dakota, United States

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Portland, Oregon, United States

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Portland, Oregon, United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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Temple, Texas, United States

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Murray, Utah, United States

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Burlington, Vermont, United States

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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CERL080AUS67

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id