NCT02102854

Brief Summary

Rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) is approved for the treatment of acute rejection following kidney transplantation and is routinely administered as a series of 5-7 consecutive daily doses via central intravenous catheter.Single large-doses of rATG have been shown to have equivalent safety and efficacy profile compared to the standard daily protocol when used as an induction agent but there are no reported experiences of its use for rejection treatment. Plan to study a single-dose rATG infusion compared to standard rATG administration including correlation to length of hospital stay and hospital costs.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
30

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2014

Longer than P75 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2014

Completed
25 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 26, 2014

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 3, 2014

Completed
6.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2021

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

September 3, 2020

Status Verified

September 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

7 years

First QC Date

March 26, 2014

Last Update Submit

September 1, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

kidney transplantationacute rejectionrabbit antithymocyte globulin

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Hospital length of hospitalization (days)

    The length of hospitalization for treatment of renal allograft rejection in days will be determined which should be an average of 5-7 days

    7 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Infusion related symptoms

    7 days

Other Outcomes (11)

  • Rate of 30-day readmissions (%)

    30 days

  • Incidence of leukopenia

    6 months

  • Incidence of neutropenia (%)

    6 months

  • +8 more other outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Standard dose rATG

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Standard dose rATG given as daily infusions of 1.5 mg/kg x 4-5 days

Drug: rATG

Single dose rATG

EXPERIMENTAL

Single dose rATG give as 2 consecutive 3 mg/kg IV infusions to be completed over a 24-36 hour duration

Drug: rATG

Interventions

rATGDRUG

Infusion of horse or rabbit-derived antibodies against human T cells, used to prevent \& treat acute rejection in organ transplantation

Also known as: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin, Thymoglobulin, ATG
Single dose rATGStandard dose rATG

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 60 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Male or female subjects aged 18 years or older
  • Experiencing a biopsy-proven acute rejection episode which:
  • will require the use of rATG based on severity, or
  • is exhibiting resistance to corticosteroid treatment, defined as failure of the serum creatinine to decrease after at least 3 days of corticosteroid treatment (≥200 mg/day of methylprednisolone or equivalent)

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with known severe allergy to antithymocyte globulin or rabbits
  • Rejection episode requiring the use of therapeutic plasma exchange immediately subsequent to rATG administration
  • Currently receiving any investigational drug or treatments

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

thymoglobulin

Study Officials

  • Samir Patel, PharmD

    The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Samir J Patel, Pharm.D.

CONTACT

Darrel W Cleere, RN, CCRP

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Clinical Pharmacist

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 26, 2014

First Posted

April 3, 2014

Study Start

March 1, 2014

Primary Completion

March 1, 2021

Study Completion

October 1, 2021

Last Updated

September 3, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-09

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations