Extension Study of Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Sodium With Short-term or no Steroid Use Compared With Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Sodium With Standard Steroid Therapy in de Novo Kidney Recipients

February 21, 2017 updated by: Novartis

Efficacy and Safety of Two Immunosuppressive Regimens Mycophenolate Sodium (EC-MPS) With Short-term Steroid Use or Free of Steroids Compared With a Regimen of EC-MPS With Standard Steroids in de Novo Kidney Recipients

The objective of this study is to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of EC-MPS on the patients who completed the core study and wish to continue treatment on EC-MPS.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

79

Phase

  • Phase 4

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 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria/ Exclusion Criteria

  • All patients who completed the core study and who are still receiving the EC-MPS and wish continue treatment with EC-MPS and from whom written informed consent has been obtained

Other protocol-defined 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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Safety and tolerability of enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium based on adverse event (AE) reporting.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 14, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 14, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

October 18, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 23, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 21, 2017

Last Verified

February 1, 2017

More Information

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