Status:

COMPLETED

Diabetogenicity of Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus

Lead Sponsor:

University of Aarhus

Conditions:

Complications of Transplanted Organs and Tissue

Diabetes Mellitus Nos New Onset

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Cyclosporine (CsA) and Tacrolimus (Tac) are immunosuppressive agents comprising the cornerstone of treatment among organ transplant recipients. Unfortunately diabetes is a known complication after tra...

Detailed Description

Background: Post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a complication of the calcineurin inhibitors (CI) cyclosporine (CsA) and Tacrolimus (Tac), but much controversy still exists regarding the ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy volunteers (Study 1):
  • Men.
  • Age between 18 years and 50 years. Upper limit can be +2 years if approved by main investigator.
  • Normal OGTT (0 and 120 min test).
  • Body mass index (BMI) 20 - 30 kg/m2. Allowed variations are 5% from the upper and lower limit.
  • Normal serum creatinine and ionisized calcium. Allowed variations are 20% from the upper and lower limit of the normal value for creatinine and 5% for calcium.
  • Normal urine stix
  • Written consent to participate.
  • Hemodialysis Patients (study 2):
  • Age between 18 years and 70 years. Upper limit can be +2 years if approved by main investigator.
  • BMI \< 30 kg/m2. Allowed variations are 5% over the upper limit.
  • On the waiting-list for a kidney transplant.
  • Haemodialysis candidate.
  • Anti-conceptive treatment (contraceptive pill/intrauterine device/patch/ring/ implant/injectable contraceptive) if the patient is a fertile woman.
  • Written consent to participate. -

Exclusion

  • Healthy volunteers (Study 1):
  • Anaemia with haemoglobin levels \< 7 mmol/L
  • Participation in any other clinical trial.
  • Subjects who cannot adhere to test conditions.
  • Anamnesis of clinically significant disease, such as:
  • liver disease
  • kidney disease,
  • neurological disease
  • gastrointestinal disease
  • haematological disease
  • endocrine disease
  • lung disease
  • cardiac disease
  • Drug or alcohol abuse, which would render the subject unfit according to the main investigator.
  • Blood donation 1 month prior to the study day
  • Patients with established allergy against CI or other medical products, which might pose a risk if they participated in this study.
  • Use of prescription drugs within one month prior to the study days, unless they are clinically insignificant according to the main investigator.
  • Smoking 8 hours prior to the study day
  • Vigorous exercise 30 minutes prior to the study day.
  • Hemodialysis Patients (study 2):
  • Peritoneal dialysis.
  • Anaemia with haemoglobin levels \< 6 mmol/L.
  • Participation in any other clinical trial.
  • Treatment with corticosteroids, CsA or Tac.
  • Patients who cannot adhere to test conditions.
  • Patients with established allergy against CI or other medical product, which might pose a risk if they participated in this study.
  • Drug or alcohol abuse, which would render the subject unfit according to the main investigator.
  • Anamnesis of current diabetes and/or intake of anti-diabetic medication.
  • Malignancy.
  • Uncontrolled infection.
  • Uncontrolled hypertension.
  • Smoking 8 hours prior to the study day.
  • Vigorous exercise 30 minutes prior to the study day
  • \-

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

18 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00766909

Start Date

March 1 2008

End Date

November 1 2011

Last Update

November 8 2011

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Department of Nephrology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby

Aarhus, Jutland, Denmark, 8200

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