Therapeutic Effect of Tacrolimus in Combination With Low Dose Corticosteroid in Adult Patient With Minimal Change Nephritic Syndrome
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A Pilot Study for Comparative Clinical Trial on the Therapeutic Effect of Tacrolimus (Prograf Cap®) in Combination With Low Dose Corticosteroid in Adult Patient With Minimal Change Nephritic Syndrome
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The hypothesis of this study is that tacrolimus reduces the proteinuria in adult patient with minimal change nephritic syndrome.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for phase_2
Started Jun 2010
Shorter than P25 for phase_2
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 10, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 11, 2010
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2011
CompletedAugust 16, 2011
August 1, 2011
1.1 years
March 10, 2010
August 12, 2011
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
remission of proteinuria
12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (1)
time to remission, relapse rate, response failure rate
12 weeks
Study Arms (1)
Tacrolimus
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
tacrolimus 0.05mg/kg bid for 12 weeks corticosteroid 0.3 - 0.5mg/kg qd
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- from 18yrs to 80 yrs , man and women
- Minimal change disease is diagnosed by kidney biopsy
- On screening, the patient shows that the level of urine protein/creatinine ratio is over 3.0
- On screening, the patient shows that the serum albumin is below 3.0g/dL
- the patient sign on the concent form
You may not qualify if:
- the patient have experience to take tacrolimus or cyclosporin for 1 month
- If it is the relapse of the nephrotic syndrome, before relapse, the maintenance dose of steroid is over 0.3 mg/kg/day
- steroid dependent or steroid resistant or frequent relapse case
- uncontrolled hypertension
- pregnancy or anticipate pregnancy with 6 month
- hypersensitivity to tacrolimus or macrolide
- acute hepatitis or the level of AST or ALT is over 2 times of normal range or the level of bilirubin is over 2.0 mg/dL
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 10, 2010
First Posted
March 11, 2010
Study Start
June 1, 2010
Primary Completion
July 1, 2011
Study Completion
July 1, 2011
Last Updated
August 16, 2011
Record last verified: 2011-08