Measurement of Patient Reported Outcomes in Korean Renal Transplant Patients With and Without Gastrointestinal (GI) Symptoms

July 5, 2017 updated by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Patient Reported Outcomes in Renal Transplant Patients With and Without Gastrointestinal Symptoms

This study will evaluate the impact that GI complaints have on patient-reported outcomes and to determine if there is improvement in patient-reported outcomes when converted from mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS)

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

200

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

  • Korea, Republic of
      • Busan, Korea, Republic of
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of
        • Novartis Investigative Site

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:

  • Received kidney transplant at least 1 month prior to study enrollment
  • Receiving immunosuppressive regimen that includes MMF for at least 2 weeks prior to study enrollment
  • Eligible to convert to enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS) because of GI complaints OR not currently experiencing GI complaints and stable on current immunosuppressive regimen
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Willing to provide written informed consent
  • Able to meet all study requirements including completing electronically-administered questionnaires and completing two study visits.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • GI symptoms assumed or known not to be caused by MPA (Mycophenolic acid) therapy (e.g. oral biphosphonates induced, infectious diarrhea)
  • Acute rejection < 1 week prior to study enrollment
  • Woman of child-bearing potential who is planning to become pregnant or is pregnant and/or lactating who is unwilling to use effective means of contraception
  • Presence of psychiatric illness (i.e., schizophrenia, major depression) that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with study requirements;
  • Undergoing acute medical intervention or hospitalization
  • Any other medical condition that, in the opinion of the site investigator based on recall or chart review, would interfere with completing the study, including but not limited to, visual problems or cognitive impairment
  • Receiving any investigational drug or have received any investigational drug within 30 days prior to study enrollment.

Other protocol-defined 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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Symptom severity is assessed by the GSRS (GI Symptom Rating Scale); Health-related Quality of Life (HRQL) is assessed by the GIQLI (GI Quality of Life) Index.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Impact of immunosuppressive-induced GI symptoms on patient's perception of symptom severity and HRQL.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Novartis Pharma, Novartis

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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

December 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 11, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

September 14, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 7, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 5, 2017

Last Verified

July 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CERL080AKR03

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