Status:

COMPLETED

Induction Therapy Study in Live Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients With a Positive Crossmatch

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Conditions:

Kidney Failure, Chronic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the anti-T cell antibody, Thymoglobulin is a more effective induction medication than the anti-IL-2R inhibitor daclizumab, in kidney transplant recipi...

Detailed Description

Kidney transplantation is widely recognized as the optimal therapy for the management of end-stage renal disease. Presently, the deceased donor kidney waiting list has expanded disproportionately with...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult (18 years or older)
  • End-stage renal disease
  • Identified to have positive lymphocytotoxic crossmatch or flow cytometric crossmatch with live donor

Exclusion

  • Deceased donor recipients
  • Pregnancy
  • Active infection
  • History of cancer within the past two years (with the exception of non-melanomatous skin cancer)
  • History of heparin induced thrombocytopenia
  • Medical contraindications to transplant procedure

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

56 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00275509

Start Date

January 1 2007

End Date

June 1 2010

Last Update

January 18 2018

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The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205