Post-marketing Study to Collect Safety Data in Heart Transplant Patients Receiving Everolimus

June 15, 2011 updated by: Novartis

A Non-interventional Protocol to Collect Prospective and Retrospective Data in Patients Receiving Everolimus to Prevent Acute Rejection Following Cardiac Transplantation

The purpose of this observational protocol is to evaluate the use of everolimus in routine clinical practice for heart transplants.

Primary outcome measures: incidence of acute rejection episodes Secondary outcomes: safety

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

100

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Graz, Austria
        • Novarits
      • Innsbruck, Austria
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Wein, Austria
        • Novartis
      • Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
        • Novartis
      • Berlin, Germany
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Erlangen, Germany
        • Novartis

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

primary care clinic

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Cardiac transplant recipients
  • Discharged alive from hospital
  • Must be receiving everolimus

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients not treated with everolimus beginning within 2 weeks after receiving a heart transplant

Other inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 23, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 23, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

August 25, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 16, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 15, 2011

Last Verified

June 1, 2011

More Information

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