Adjusted Steroids Therapy in Childerens With Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome (AJSNS)

January 11, 2016 updated by: Rabin Medical Center

Adjusted Steroid Therapy in Children With Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome

The initial steroids dose for Nephrotic Syndrome is 60mg/1m2 for 6-4 weeks and the duration of the first steroid course is between 8 weeks to 6 months. The base of the initial dose for steroids Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome been put in the early 70s. In our study the investigators will adjusted the first steroids does to the response day. Our primary end point is : a lower adjusted dose is as good as the fix dose in the first year after diagnosis.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

About 90% of the patients will response to steroid therapy. The initial steroid dose is between 2mg/kg or 60mg/1m2 for 6-4 weeks and the duration of the first steroid course is between 8 weeks to 6 months. The bases of this treatment have been put in the early 70s. Since then most of the study were focused on the duration of the therapy with a results that 8-12 weeks course is as good as 6 month. Studies have showed no difference in response rate between 2mg/kg to 60m2' although the difference in the dose in young children can rich to 25%. Other retrospective analysis been show that patients who response in the first 7-9 days tend to have lass relapses than other patients. In our nephrology clinic the investigators there is ongoing clinical study on low doses of steroid therapy for relapse of nephritic syndrome with good results.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

75

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

  • Israel
      • Petach-Tikva, Israel
        • Shneider children Hospital Nephrology Institute

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

1 year to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children who recently have been diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children with nephrotic syndrome that can not be treated with steroids.

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Early response to prednisone treatment
intervention -children that will have a remission in 8 days (response) will get an adjusted steroids dose treatment.children that have a remission between 9-28 days will get a regular steroid dose.
Drug: Prednisone
Children with Idiopathic Nephrotic syndrome will start 60 mg/m2 prednisone.children that response in 8 days will receive an adjusted dose while the rest of the group will receive the 4 weeks usually dose.
Other Names:
  • corticosteroids

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The time until the first relapse
Time Frame: 6 months
All Children with Nephrotic Syndrome will start a dose of 60 mg/m2 prednisone.patients that will response in 8 days (the first day with a negative or trace in the urine deep stick test)will receive adjusted lower steroid dose.the outcome is the time until the first relapse( positive protein in deep stick urine test,or low serum albumin with positive urine deep stick).the control group is the historical data from a prospective malty center observation study.
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of relapse during first year
Time Frame: one year
We will count the number of relapse episodes in the first year since diagnosis.
one year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Rabin Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Amit Dagan, Dr., Shneider children Hospital Nephrology Institute

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

April 1, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 31, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 6, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

January 7, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 12, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 11, 2016

Last Verified

December 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 695 RMC -AJSNS

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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