Status:

COMPLETED

Donor Simvastatin Treatment in Organ Transplantation

Lead Sponsor:

Helsinki University Central Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Helsinki

Academy of Finland

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Respiratory Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of donor simvastatin treatment on ischemia-reperfusion injury after heart transplantation.

Detailed Description

The study hypothesis of the single center randomized double-blinded clinical trial is that donor simvastatin treatment reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury after heart transplantation. Also, it potenti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria for a donor:
  • Heart transplant donor
  • Age 18-60 years
  • Previously healthy
  • No cholesterol medication
  • Normal ECHO with LVEF \>45%, normal right ventricle and normal coronary angiography
  • PiO2/FiO2 \> 40kPA, normal chest radiograph and normal bronchoscopy in lung donors
  • Exclusion Criteria for the heart/lung donor:
  • Severe left ventricular hypertrophy \> 14 mm
  • High dose of inotropes (dopamine or dobutamine \> 20ug/kg/min or norepinephrine \>0.2 ug/kg/min) at the time of procurement
  • Donor outside of the study country Finland
  • Inclusion criteria for a transplant recipient:
  • Age between 18-70 for heart transplant recipients
  • Male or female
  • Listed for heart, lung, kidney, or liver transplantation
  • Exclusive Criteria for the recipient
  • systemic sepsis
  • a positive cross match

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2010

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    August 1 2016

    Estimated Enrollment :

    84 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01160978

    Start Date

    June 1 2010

    End Date

    August 1 2016

    Last Update

    September 19 2017

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    Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital

    Helsinki, Finland, FI-00029