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Basic Information
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE1/PHASE2
30 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-08-26
2026-05-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Despite acceptance of gender disparities in IRI tolerance in animal systems, attempts to utilize hormonal manipulation in humans to achieve improved IRI tolerance have not been undertaken. In an effort to design such a translation, the investigators investigated if similar gender disparities exist in humans who have undergone kidney transplantation. After review of the United Network for Organ Sharing database, the investigators established that male recipient gender was highly associated with DGF. Then, the investigators demonstrated that manipulation of the pre-ischemic environment with short-term estrogen supplementation in female mice provides protection from renal IRI. As a logical next stop, the investigators propose hormonal manipulation with perioperative administration of intravenous conjugated estrogens as a novel therapeutic strategy to reduce the effect of IRI in female humans undergoing kidney transplantation. The investigators have designed an investigational new drug (IND) late phase I/early phase II prospective, single center, double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to test the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of this therapy. If the administration of peri-operative intravenous administration has a positive impact on the rate of recovery of GFR after renal transplant and the inherent IRI, then this therapy would represent the first treatment for IRI and ultimately might reduce the incidence of DGF. Because DGF after kidney transplantation is associated with inferior transplant outcomes and increased costs,2 a therapy that mitigates the effect of IRI and consequently reduces the incidence of DGF not only might alleviate these complications but could also ease organ shortages by facilitating the use of more marginal organs. Moreover, if estrogen therapy does mitigate IRI in the setting of renal transplantation, it could be applied to other causes of renal IRI including supra-celiac clamping in trauma or vascular surgery or the use of cardiopulmonary bypass in cardiac surgery. Female adult subjects with a diagnosis of end stage renal disease who are dialysis dependent at the time of deceased donor renal transplantation and meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be eligible for participation in this study.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Active Arm
Participants randomized to the active arm will receive a single infusion of conjugated estrogens at the time of admission if within 8 hours of the expected surgery time or at approximately 8 hours to the expected surgery time if admission is earlier than that. Participants will then receive two daily infusions of conjugated estrogens after transplant given at 8 hours after reperfusion of the transplanted kidney and 24 hours after the first post transplant dose (32 hours after reperfusion of the transplanted kidney).
Conjugated Estrogen
Dosing of conjugated estrogen will be given pre kidney transplant procedure and twice after reperfusion of the transplanted kidney.
Placebo Arm
Participants randomized to the placebo arm will receive normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride) at the same rate as the active arm.
Normal saline
Dosing of normal saline will be given pre kidney transplant procedure and twice after reperfusion of the transplanted kidney.
Interventions
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Conjugated Estrogen
Dosing of conjugated estrogen will be given pre kidney transplant procedure and twice after reperfusion of the transplanted kidney.
Normal saline
Dosing of normal saline will be given pre kidney transplant procedure and twice after reperfusion of the transplanted kidney.
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Age \> 21 years at time of transplant
3. Pre-existing dialysis dependence of at least 1-months duration at the time of transplant
4. Receiving a deceased donor renal transplant with KDPI \>40
5. Written informed consent obtained from subject and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study
Exclusion Criteria
2. Receiving a combined heart-kidney transplant, liver-kidney transplant, or other multi-visceral organ transplant
3. Personal history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE)
4. Personal history of hypercoagulable condition including but not limited to Lupus Anticoagulant, Leiden Factor V Mutation, Prothrombin Gene Mutation, Protein C or S deficiency, or any other hypercoagulable condition considered by the attending transplant surgeon on clinical service or Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) to warrant exclusion from the study
5. Personal history of an estrogen sensitive cancer (breast, endometrial, ovarian)
6. Personal history of arterial thromboembolic disease such as stroke or myocardial infarction in the 6 months prior to transplantation
7. Patient already on estrogen (including oral contraceptive pills) or anti-estrogen therapy for other indications
8. Patient who is expected to not tolerate a dose of 500-5000U intravenous heparin at the time of transplant as determined by the transplant surgeon
9. Patient who has a contraindication or allergy to or is expected to not tolerate a dose of 2500-7500U subcutaneous heparin prophylaxis three times daily during hospital stay as determined by the transplant surgeon
10. Pregnant and breast feeding patients will be excluded from the study due to the small risk of radiation associated with the DTPA renal scan
11. Patient body mass index (BMI) \> 40
12. Known anaphylactic reaction and/or angioedema to Premarin Intravenous therapy
13. Presence of a condition or abnormality that in the opinion of the investigator or attending transplant surgeon primarily responsible for the patient's care would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data.
21 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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University of Pennsylvania
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Matthew Levine, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Locations
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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82378
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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