Shift to Everolimus (RAD) Kidney Sparing Study

January 11, 2010 updated by: University of Bologna

Safety and Efficacy of Low-dose Cyclosporine in Association With Everolimus to Minimize Renal Dysfunction in Heart Transplant Recipients

The purpose of this study is to verify if the combination of Everolimus with a very low dose of cyclosporine is more effective than the combination of mycophenolate mofetil with low-dose of cyclosporine in reducing the progression of kidney dysfunction in patients with heart transplantation.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

34

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

      • Bologna, Italy, 40138
        • Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Heart Transplant with 1 to 4 years of follow-up
  • GFR between 20 and 60 ml/min (calculated with Colkoroft-Gault formula)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute rejection in the previous 6 months
  • Contraindications to statin therapy
  • Ongoing infection
  • Ongoing heart failure
  • Myocardial infarction or myocardial revascularization after transplant
  • Malignancy

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)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: mycophenolate
Mycophenolate mofetil with cyclosporine trough levels between 100 and 150
cyclosporine trough levels between 100 and 150
cyclosporine trough levels between 40 and 90 ng/ml
mycophenolate with low doses
Active Comparator: Everolimus
Everolimus with cyclosporine trough levels between 40 and 90 ng/ml
cyclosporine trough levels between 100 and 150
cyclosporine trough levels between 40 and 90 ng/ml

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Calculated GFR
Time Frame: One year after randomization
One year after randomization

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Angelo Branzi, MD, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna

Publications and helpful links

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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

September 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 9, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

January 11, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 12, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 11, 2010

Last Verified

May 1, 2009

More Information

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