Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy and Safety Study of the Switch From Cyclosporin to Tacrolimus in Renal Transplant Recipients

Lead Sponsor:

Astellas Pharma China, Inc.

Conditions:

Renal Transplant Recipients

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of tacrolimus sustained-release capsules replacing cyclosporin on kidney function of renal transplant recipients.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18-65 years of age, male or female
  • 1-5 years after kidney transplantation
  • The patient has been accepting cyclosporin-based immunosuppressive therapy for ≥6 months, and the therapeutic regimen has kept stable for at least 4 weeks before inclusion
  • The dose of cyclosporin has kept stable for at least 4 weeks before inclusion
  • At least one of the cyclosporin-related adverse reactions is present or the answer to the 5th question in the questionnaire is "Yes" at the time of inclusion:
  • gingival hyperplasia and treatment requested by the patient
  • polytrichia and interventional therapy requested by the patient
  • post-transplantation hypertension
  • post-transplantation hyperlipemia (total cholesterol\>5.7 mmol/L (220 mg/dl))
  • Serum creatinine\<200 μmol/l ( 2.3 mg/dl)
  • A promise is made to take contraceptive measures during the study (women at childbearing ages).

Exclusion

  • Patients having accepted transplantation of other organs apart from kidney transplantation
  • Patients with 24-hour urine protein\>2 g
  • Patients with SGPT/ALT, SGOT/AST or total bilirubin continually increasing to more than twice the normal value(s)
  • Patients with refractory infectious foci
  • Patients with serious diarrhea or vomiting, active upper gastrointestinal ulcers or malabsorption
  • Patients with serious heart or lung diseases or history of sugar tolerance abnormality or malignant tumors
  • Patients allergic to tacrolimus or other basic medications
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Patients having participated in other clinical trials within the previous month
  • Other patients who are considered by doctors unsuitable for the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 29 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

105 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02706678

Start Date

December 29 2010

End Date

August 1 2012

Last Update

November 8 2024

Active Locations (9)

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Beijing, China

2

Changchun, China

3

Chengdu, China

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Guangzhou, China