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Clinical Problem: Renal insufficiency after heart transplantation caused by cyclosporine medication was addressed. Current therapeutic approaches include cyclosporine reduction or discontinuation. It is unclear whether discontinuation of low dose cyclosporine also has a beneficial effect, i.e. is there a threshold effect for cyclosporine nephrotoxicity?

Study Design: Heart transplant patients with a moderate degree of renal failure on low dose cyclosporine were randomized to either a) no change; or b) discontinuation of cyclosporine and initiation of rapamycin immunosuppression.

Read-Out: Renal function after 6 months; tolerability; and safety were assessed.


Clinical Trial Description

Clinical Problem: Renal insufficiency after heart transplantation caused by cyclosporine medication was addressed. Current therapeutic approaches include cyclosporine reduction or discontinuation. It is unclear whether discontinuation of low dose cyclosporine also has a beneficial effect, i.e. is there a threshold effect for cyclosporine nephrotoxicity?

Study Design: Heart transplant patients with a moderate degree of renal failure on low dose cyclosporine were randomized to either a) no change; or b) discontinuation of cyclosporine and initiation of rapamycin immunosuppression.

Read-Out: Renal function after 6 months; tolerability; and safety were assessed. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT00123331
Study type Interventional
Source Heidelberg University
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
Start date October 2003
Completion date April 2005

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