A Study on the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Valcyte (Valganciclovir) in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients Less Than 4 Months of Age

NCT ID: NCT01165580

Last Updated: 2016-11-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

17 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-05-31

Study Completion Date

2013-09-30

Brief Summary

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This open label study will assess the pharmacokinetics and the safety and tolerability of Valcyte (valganciclovir) powder for oral solution in neonatal and infant heart transplant patients \< 4 months of age.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cytomegalovirus Infections, Heart Transplantation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Single Arm

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

valganciclovir [Valcyte]

Intervention Type DRUG

oral dose, Days 1 and 2

Interventions

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valganciclovir [Valcyte]

oral dose, Days 1 and 2

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Males and females, 0 to \< 4 months (\< 125 days) of age at the time of the last PK assessment in this study
* Parent or guardian of the patient is willing and able to give written informed consent
* Patient has received a first heart transplant
* Patient is at risk of developing cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease and is being treated with i.v. ganciclovir or oral valganciclovir for prevention of CMV
* Adequate hematological and renal function
* Able to tolerate oral medication (any appropriate form of tube feeding is acceptable)

Exclusion Criteria

* Allergic or significant adverse reaction to acyclovir, valacyclovir or ganciclovir in the past
* Severe, uncontrolled, clinically abnormal diarrhea
* Liver enzyme elevation of more than five times the upper limit of normal for AST (SGOT) or ALT (SGPT)
* Patient requires use of any protocol prohibited concomitant medications
* Patient has previously participated in this clinical trial
Maximum Eligible Age

124 Days

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hoffmann-La Roche

Locations

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Loma Linda, California, United States

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Palo Alto, California, United States

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

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St Louis, Missouri, United States

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The Bronx, New York, United States

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Seattle, Washington, United States

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Site Status

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Countries

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United States Canada Spain

Other Identifiers

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2010-021172-28

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NP22523

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id