Comparison of Relapse Rate After 12 Weeks Verses 20 Weeks Steroid Therapy for the Management of First Episode of Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT04713410

Last Updated: 2021-05-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

68 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-22

Study Completion Date

2023-09-04

Brief Summary

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All children from 1 to 8 years of age, diagnose with nephrotic syndrome for the first time will be divided into two groups. One group will be given steroids for 12 weeks and other group will receive steroid for 20 weeks. During the 1 years after completion of steroid course patients will be monitor for the episodes of relapse in both group.

Detailed Description

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All children from 1 to 8 years of age, diagnose with nephrotic syndrome for the first time, at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, from December 2020 to December 2022 will be included in the study.

Sample size was calculated by using WHO sample size calculator keeping level of significance 5%, power of test 90%, P1 21.6%7 and P2 59.3%8. The sample size is turned out to be 34 patients in each group with total of 68 patients.

The patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria will be registered at our nephrology clinic. Patients' bio data along with history and examination will be recorded on a proforma. They will be divided in two groups designated as A and B. Group A will receive steroid for 12 weeks and group B for 20 weeks. For group A regimen will be to administer prednisolone as a single dose of 60 mg/m2 once daily for 6 weeks, then 40 mg/m2 on alternate day for another 6 weeks and then stop. For group B prednisolone will be given as a single dose of 60 mg/m2 once daily for 6 weeks, then 40 mg/m2 on alternate day for another 6 weeks with tapering of 25% of alternate day dose fortnightly. Outcome will be measured in terms of number of relapses in the subsequent 1 years after stopping steroids.

For treatment of relapse Prednisolone will be given in the dose of 60 mg/m2 once daily till urine protein is negative or trace for 3 consecutive days, then 40 mg/m2 on alternate day for 1 month then stop. In case of frequent relapses and steroid dependent cases, relapses will be treated as follows; prednisolone 60 mg/m2 on alternate day till urine protein will be negative for 5days then 40 mg/m2 on alternate day for 1 month then with tapering at the rate of 5 mg fortnightly.

Children with congenital and infantile nephrotic syndrome, persistent hypertension, gross haematuria, family history of nephrotic syndrome and age below 1 year and above 8 years will be excluded from study.

After approval of study from ethical review board, informed consent will be taken from parents. The data obtained will be analyzed using SPSS version 20. The t test will be applied for comparison of mean and chi sqare test for comparison of percentages. The p value less than .05 will be taken as significant.

Conditions

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Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Group A

Steroids will be given for short duration of time i-e 12 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Prednisolone

Intervention Type DRUG

Regimen will be to administer prednisolone as a single dose of 60 mg/m2 once daily for 6 weeks, then 40 mg/m2 on alternate day.

Group B

Steroid will be given for longer duration i-e 20 weeks

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Prednisolone

Intervention Type DRUG

Regimen will be to administer prednisolone as a single dose of 60 mg/m2 once daily for 6 weeks, then 40 mg/m2 on alternate day.

Interventions

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Prednisolone

Regimen will be to administer prednisolone as a single dose of 60 mg/m2 once daily for 6 weeks, then 40 mg/m2 on alternate day.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children 1 to 8 years of age,
* Diagnose with nephrotic syndrome for the first time
* Steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome

Exclusion Criteria

* Steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome
* Steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome
* Syndromic Children
* Children with other co morbidities
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Year

Maximum Eligible Age

8 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr Nighat Haider

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

Islamabad, Capital, Pakistan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Pakistan

Facility Contacts

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Nighat Haider, FCPS

Role: primary

03212125768

Jai Krishin, FCPS

Role: backup

03335094933

Other Identifiers

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No.F.1-1/2015/ERB/SZABMU/465

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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