Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Tacrolimus Formulation on Neurological Side Effects in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, Davis

Collaborating Sponsors:

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals

Conditions:

Kidney Transplant; Complications

Toxicity

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Previous studies have shown that elderly patients experience higher trough levels of tacrolimus and are more sensitive to the effects of medications, they experience higher occurrence and severity of ...

Detailed Description

The investigators will conduct a single-center, prospective, open-label, randomized study to evaluate the difference in neurocognitive side effects between Envarsus and immediate release tacrolimus. E...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Recipient of a kidney transplant
  • Age 60 or greater at the time of transplant
  • Kidney graft is functional (not dialysis dependent) by 4 weeks post-transplant
  • Have IR tacrolimus as maintenance therapy
  • Have BMI \< 35 at time of transplant
  • Achieve therapeutic tacrolimus level within 4 weeks post-transplant

Exclusion

  • Recipient of a simultaneous non-kidney transplant (pancreas)
  • Had an episode of rejection before study enrollment
  • Had a TIA/CVA after transplantation and before study enrollment
  • Had a neurologic injury after transplantation and before study enrollment
  • Blindness
  • Have an mTOR inhibitor as maintenance therapy
  • Nonadherence, as determined by a trough level less than 7 ng/mL after achieving therapeutic level with no other rationale for sub-therapeutic levels.
  • Adults unable to consent
  • Pregnant women
  • Prisoners

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

64 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03461445

Start Date

April 1 2018

End Date

July 31 2023

Last Update

April 8 2025

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UC Davis

Sacramento, California, United States, 95817