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NCT Number: NCT00646737

Conversion From Mycophenolate Mofetil to Mycophenolate Sodium in Renal Transplant

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and the tolerability of the substitution of mycophenolate mofetil for enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium in a population of stable renal transplant patients in Brazil, in a treatment regimen of immunosuppressants with tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil.

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Key information

Conditions

Kidney Transplantation

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Novartis Investigative Site

São Paulo, Brazil

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age between 18 and 65 years;
  • First or second renal transplant within at least 12 weeks;
  • Clinical stability, in the opinion of the investigator, during at least 8 weeks before inclusion in the study;
  • Women of reproductive age must use contraceptive methods and present negative results in pregnancy test Serum creatinine < 2.5 mg/dE; Patients in use of a immunosuppression regimen based on tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil (generic or not, in any dose), who present gastrointestinal symptoms Capacity to complete the study requirements;

Exclusion criteria

History of acute rejection,

  • Proven or not by biopsy, in the last 2 months before the study;
  • Recipients of multiple organs;
  • Participation in any clinical investigation in the last 6 months before the present study;
  • Thrombocytopenia (platelets <75,00O/mm3), leucopenia (total leukocytes <4,000/mm3)and/or anemia (hemoglobin <9.0 gldL) before inclusion in the study;
  • Clinically important disease, in the opinion of the investigator, including systemic infection, within 2 weeks before inclusion in the study;
  • Presence of any neoplasia, current or past, except resected basal cell carcinoma;
  • Any surgical or medical condition that could significantly alter the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of medicines or that could put the patient in danger as a result of participation in the study;
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse within previous 12 months of inclusion in the study, Current or prior use in the last 2 months of bile acid-adsorbing resins(cholestyramine and colestipol).

Treatment and study plan

Mycophenolate sodium

Drug

Mycophenolate sodium

Primary outcomes

  1. Gastrointestinal symptoms in renal transplant patients treated with the immunosuppression regimen of tacrolimus and mycophenolate at baseline, 8 and 16 weeks

    Time frame: 8 and 16 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Impact of gastrointestinal symptoms on quality of life. Tolerability of mycophenolate sodium in combination with tacrolimus assessed by OSRS. Safety of mycophenolate sodium in combination with tacrolimus assessed by incidence of adverse events

    Time frame: 8 and 16 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Novartis

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Phase IV Study of Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Sodium in Combination With Tacrolimus in Renal Transplant Patient

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Mar 28, 2008
Registry last updated
Feb 23, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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