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Comparison of Immunosuppression Protocols After LTx in Children

NCT00195988 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2005-11-17

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Summary

Open label, randomised, prospective, onecentre Investigator Driven Study:

Comparison of two protocols of immunosuppression after liver Tx in children:

A: Study group - FK506-MMF. Immunosupression protocol: Methylprednisolone 10 mg/kg intraoperatively i.v. FK506 Day 0 or 1 orally (0,15 mg/kg/D in two doses).MMF max. dosage 30 mg/kg/D p.o. day 0 through day 90.

B. Control group - Tacrolimus, steroids. Immunosupression protocol: Methylprednisolone 10 mg/kg bm intraoperatively Children \< 25kg bm: Methylprednisolone taper from 100 mg/D on day 0 to MP 10 mg on day 7 Children \> 25kg bm: Methylprednisolone taper from 200 mg/D on day 0 to MP 20 mg on day 7 Week 2-4 Prednisone - 0,5-0,3 mg/kg/D; Week 4-12 Prednisone -0,3-0,2 mg/kg/D; Month 4-6 Prednisone 0,2 - 0,1 mg/kg/D Month 7 - Steroid withdrawal FK506 Day 0 or 1 orally (0,15 mg/kg/D in two doses).

Primary end points:

Number of rejections, number of steroid-resistant rejections.

Secondary end points:

Patients and graft survival Dyslipidemia one year after transplantation Hypertension one year after transplantation Hyperglycemia/Diabetes de novo one year after transplantation Renal function before Tx and 1 year after Tx

Conditions

  • Liver Transplantation

Interventions

DRUG

tacrolimus, steroids, mycophenolate mofetil

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Memorial Health Institute, Poland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Piotr Kalicinski, Prof., MD, PhD · Children's Memorial Health Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
0 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-09-30
Completion
2006-07-31

Countries

  • Poland

Study Locations

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