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Study NCT ID: NCT00912678
Status: None
Last Update Posted: 2009-06-03 00:00:00
First Post: 2009-06-01 00:00:00
Is Possible Gene Therapy: False
Has Adverse Events: False

Brief Title: Minimizing Immunosuppression in Old for Old Kidney Transplantation
Sponsor: None
Organization:

Study Overview

Official Title: Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare a Calcineurin Inhibitor Free Immunosuppression With a Low Dose Tacrolimus Based Immunosuppression in "Old for Old" Kidney Transplantation.
Status: None
Status Verified Date: 2009-06
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: ESP-CNI
Brief Summary: Kidney transplantation in the elderly is a challenge since patient's co-morbidity and the decreased injury threshold of older grafts may limit the benefits of transplantation in these patients. To compare favourable effects between low dose tacrolimus (LD-Tac) and mycophenolate-mofetil (MMF) in this patient population the investigators conducted a one year prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial. 90 kidney transplant recipients \> 65 years with cadaveric grafts (\> 65 years) from 5 centers were enrolled and received baseline immunosuppression with daclizumab induction (1 mg/kg) at day one and day 14, LD-Tac (trough level 5-8 µg/ml), MMF (1-2 g/d) and steroids. After three months, patients were centrally randomized either to MMF (1-2 g/d) and steroids (23 patients) or to LD-Tac and steroids. Follow-up visits were performed every 4 weeks up to one year. Protocol biopsies were performed after one year. The investigators' primary hypothesis is that the biopsy proven rejection rate in the MMF group is not significantly different compared to the LD-Tac group after one year. The investigators' secondary hypothesis is that graft function in the MMF group (reflected by the glomerular filtration rate and protocol biopsy result) is superior to the graft function in the LD-Tac group.
Detailed Description: None

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: