Prospective Pilot Study of Pre-Transplant Thymoglobulin Administration in Living Donor Renal Transplant Recipients

NCT00771745 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2016-01-18

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Summary

To determine how safe and effective giving Thymoglobulin before transplantation to patients who are going to be receiving kidney transplants.

Conditions

  • Renal Transplant Rejection
  • Transplants and Implants

Interventions

DRUG

Thymoglobulin

Preloading Induction with Thymoglobulin® X 4 doses given day -4, day -2, day 0, and day 2 at 1.5 mg/kg/dose + corticosteroid taper + tacrolimus + MMF

DRUG

Thymoglobulin

Preloading Induction with Thymoglobulin® X 3 doses given day -4 (1.5mg/kg), day -2 (1.5mg/kg), and day 0 (3mg/kg) + corticosteroid taper + tacrolimus + MMF

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Genzyme, a Sanofi Company

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • University of Cincinnati

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • E. Steve Woodle, MD · University of Cincinnati

  • Adele Rike, PharmD · The Christ Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2010-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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