Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy of Pentoxifylline on Chronic Kidney Disease

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Conditions:

Chronic Kidney Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-70 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

To study whether pentoxifylline has additive renoprotective effect in patients taking ARB

Detailed Description

In patients with CKD and serum creatinine 1.3\~6.0 md/gl, having taken losartan 100 mg/day for at least 3 months, with stable renal function, will be recruited to a randomized open-label trial. Patien...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Chronic kidney disease with serum creatinine 1.3\~6.0 mg/dl

Exclusion

  • History of allergy to pentoxifylline
  • Females are nursing or pregnant
  • Obstructive uropathy
  • Unable to stop chronic immunosuppressive therapy, NSAID
  • Congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association functional class III or IV)
  • Unstable angina, myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention, within the past 6 months prior to signing the informed consent form
  • Cerebral hemorrhage within the past 6 months prior to signing the informed consent form
  • Retinal hemorrhage within the past 6 months prior to signing the informed consent form
  • Known or suspected secondary hypertension (e.g., primary aldosteronism, renovascular hypertension, pheochromocytoma)
  • Severe uncontrolled hypertension with SBP \> 220 mmHg and/or DBP \> 115 mmHg
  • Hepatic dysfunction as defined by the following laboratory parameters: ALT or AST \> 2 times the upper limit of the normal range
  • Biliary obstructive disorders (e.g. cholestasis)
  • Active malignancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00155246

Start Date

July 1 2004

End Date

January 1 2007

Last Update

January 29 2010

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 100