Study to Compare the Pharmacokinetics of Tacrolimus in Adult Transplant Recipients Treated With Advagraf® or Prograf®

NCT ID: NCT01332201

Last Updated: 2015-06-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

17 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-07-31

Study Completion Date

2013-11-30

Brief Summary

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Comparison of tacrolimus blood levels in adults who have received a transplant and are taking either Prograf or Advagraf anti-rejection therapy immediately following surgery. This is followed by checking of safety and effectiveness for one year.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Heart Transplantation Lung Transplantation Pancreas (Including SPK) Transplantation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Advagraf

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Advagraf

Intervention Type DRUG

oral

Prograf

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Prograf

Intervention Type DRUG

oral

Interventions

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Advagraf

oral

Intervention Type DRUG

Prograf

oral

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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FK506E MR4 tacrolimus modified release tacrolimus FK506

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* must receive first oral dose of tacrolimus one day (lung, pancreas or Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney (SPK) recipients) or three days (heart recipients) after transplantation (skin closure)
* negative pregnancy test prior to enrolment (females)
* agree to practice effective birth control during the study
* treated since transplantation with Antithymocyte globulin/ Mycophenolate Mofetil/steroids (ATG/MMF/steroids), gastric motility resumed and renal function adequate (\<230 µmol/l (\<2.6 ml/dl)) on Day 1

Exclusion Criteria

* receiving a multi-organ transplant (with the exception of SPK) or previously received an organ transplant (including re-transplantation)
* pulmonary vascular resistance ≥4 Wood units despite medication
* required an emergency ventricular assist device within one week prior to transplantation
* significant renal impairment
* significant liver disease
* malignancies or a history of malignancy within the last 5 years
* significant, uncontrolled concomitant infections and/or severe diarrhoea, vomiting, active upper gastrointestinal disorder that may affect the absorption of tacrolimus, or active peptic ulcer
* requires systemic immunosuppressive medication for any other indication than transplantation
* diagnosis of cystic fibrosis
* pregnant or breast-feeding
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Astellas Pharma Inc

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Use Central Contact

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd.

Locations

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Vienna, , Austria

Site Status

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

Paris, , France

Site Status

Milan, , Italy

Site Status

Padua, , Italy

Site Status

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Manchester, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Austria Belgium France Italy Taiwan United Kingdom

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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2010-019859-21

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

PMR-EC-1501

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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