Study of Prophylactic Vs Preemptive Valganciclovir

September 7, 2006 updated by: Washington University School of Medicine

Prophylactic Vs Preemptive Oral Valganciclovir for Management of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Adult Renal Transplant Recipients: A Clinical and Pharmacoeconomic Study

This is a study of prophylactic Vs preemptive oral valganciclovir for management of cytomegalovirus infection in adult renal transplant recipients looking at clinical and pharmacoeconomic outcomes

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a study of prophylactic Vs preemptive oral valganciclovir for management of cytomegalovirus infection in adult renal transplant recipients looking at clinical and pharmacoeconomic outcomes. Patients at risk for CMV (D+/R-, D+/R+, D-/R+) were randomized to prophylaxis (valganciclovir 900 mg qd for 100 days, n=49) or preemptive therapy (900 mg bid for 21 days, n=49) for CMV DNAemia (CMV DNA level >2000 copies/ml in ≥ 1 whole blood specimens by quantitative PCR done weekly for 16 weeks then at months 5, 6, 9, and 12. Clinical and virologic outcomes were measured and pharmacoeconomic outcomes will be analyzed

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

120

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Missouri
      • St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • Washington University School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patients who received a kidney transplant at Washington University Medical Center between March 2003 and June 2004.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age younger than 18
  • Refusal to consent for the study
  • Allergy to ganciclovir and severe illness too serious to justify randomization

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Primary outcomes included occurrence of CMV infection and disease and response to therapy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Secondary outcomes were incidence of acute rejection, allograft survival, allograft dysfunction, death, and incidence of neutropenia

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Washington University School of Medicine

Collaborators

Hoffmann-La Roche

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2003

Study Completion

September 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 7, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 7, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

September 11, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 11, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 7, 2006

Last Verified

September 1, 2005

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • VAL015 HSC02-0140

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