Minimizing Immunosuppression in Old for Old Kidney Transplantation (ESP-CNI)

June 2, 2009 updated by: University of Luebeck

Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare a Calcineurin Inhibitor Free Immunosuppression With a Low Dose Tacrolimus Based Immunosuppression in "Old for Old" Kidney Transplantation.

Kidney transplantation in the elderly is a challenge since patient's co-morbidity and the decreased injury threshold of older grafts may limit the benefits of transplantation in these patients. To compare favourable effects between low dose tacrolimus (LD-Tac) and mycophenolate-mofetil (MMF) in this patient population the investigators conducted a one year prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial. 90 kidney transplant recipients > 65 years with cadaveric grafts (> 65 years) from 5 centers were enrolled and received baseline immunosuppression with daclizumab induction (1 mg/kg) at day one and day 14, LD-Tac (trough level 5-8 µg/ml), MMF (1-2 g/d) and steroids. After three months, patients were centrally randomized either to MMF (1-2 g/d) and steroids (23 patients) or to LD-Tac and steroids. Follow-up visits were performed every 4 weeks up to one year. Protocol biopsies were performed after one year. The investigators' primary hypothesis is that the biopsy proven rejection rate in the MMF group is not significantly different compared to the LD-Tac group after one year. The investigators' secondary hypothesis is that graft function in the MMF group (reflected by the glomerular filtration rate and protocol biopsy result) is superior to the graft function in the LD-Tac group.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

90

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

  • Germany
      • Berlin, Germany, 10117
        • Charite- Transplant Center - Campus Mitte
      • Berlin, Germany, 13353
        • Charite - Transplant Center - Virchow Clinic
      • Cologne, Germany, 51109
        • Transplant Center Cologne (Koeln-Mehrheim)
      • Essen, Germany
        • University of Essen - Transplant Center
      • Luebeck, Germany, 23562
        • University of Luebeck, Transplant Center

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

65 years and older (OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients receiving a cadaveric kidney transplant (first or re-transplant)
  • Patients must met the criteria of the EUROTRANSPLANT program
  • Organ allocation with the framework of EUROPEAN SENIOR PROGRAM (ESP) by EUROTRANSPLANT
  • Written consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not fulfilled inclusion criteria
  • Cadaveric kidney from "non heart beating donors"
  • One or more than one steroid resistant acute rejections within the first 3 weeks after transplantation
  • Two or more than two steroid sensitive rejections (more than 2 administered steroid boli) within the first 3 weeks after transplantation
  • Tacrolimus trough level > 10ng/ml in three consecutive measurements
  • Allergy against macrolide antibiotics or tacrolimus
  • Systemic steroid therapy at study entry not related to transplantation
  • History of Malignancy
  • Clinical relevant uncontrolled infections, heavy diarrhea, vomiting or active ulcer disease
  • Patients who are enrolled in other clinical studies or were enrolled in other clinical studies 28 days before transplantation
  • Patients under medication not approved by the German Ministry of Health

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
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: MMF and Steroid Group
Group of Patients randomized to MMF and Steroid maintenance immunosuppression after 3 months (Tacrolimus withdrawal)
Drug: MMF (Cellcept) and Steroids
Prograf was withdrawn completely after randomization, MMF and steroids were given.
Other Names:
  • Prograf
  • CellCept
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Low-Dose Tacrolimus Group
Patients randomized to withdrawal of MMF after 3 months and maintenance immunosuppression with low-dose tacrolimus and Steroids
Drug: Tacrolimus (Prograf)
After randomization CellCept was withdrawn completely, low-dose tacrolimus was given.
Other Names:
  • Prograf

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Acute rejection rate
Time Frame: One year
One year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Graft function
Time Frame: One year
One year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Luebeck

Collaborators

Astellas Pharma GmbH

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lutz Fricke, MD, PhD, University of Luebeck

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2002

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

July 1, 2006

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

October 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 1, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 2, 2009

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 3, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 3, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 2, 2009

Last Verified

June 1, 2009

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • ESP-2004-1

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