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CompletedNCT00171392Updated Feb 2, 2011

Clinical Study to Evaluate the Tolerability, Safety and Efficacy of Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Sodium, After Equimolar Conversion From Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF), in Patients With Stable Renal Transplant Receiving Tacrolimus

A Phase 3 interventional study of Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium in Prevention of Acute Rejection After Kidney Transplantation, sponsored by Novartis. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-02-02.

Sponsored by Novartis · Phase 3, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
132
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium, given in combination with tacrolimus, after equimolar dose conversion from MMF to enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium in stable renal transplant patients.

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Conditions studied

  • Prevention of Acute Rejection After Kidney Transplantation

Keywords

  • Kidney transplantation; acute rejection; gastrointestinal adverse events; quality of life; mycophenolate sodium, tacrolimus.
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In context

Lead sponsor

Novartis is the lead sponsor of 703 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All

Inclusion criteria

  • First or second (single or double) deceased or living donor kidney/kidney-pancreas transplant received at least six months previously;
  • Immunosuppressive therapy with tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF);

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects expected to discontinue tacrolimus therapy;

  • Patients with thrombocytopenia (\<75,000/mm3), an absolute neutrophil count of \<1,500/mm3 and/or leukopenia (\<2,500/mm3), or anemia (hemoglobin \<6 g/dl) at baseline;
  • Patients experiencing an acute rejection in the previous two months, with inadequate (creatininemia >2.5 mg/dL) or worsening renal function in the previous two months.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
132 participants (actual)

Interventions

  • DrugEnteric-coated mycophenolate sodium
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Renal function, measured as calculated creatinine clearance according to the Cockcroft and Gault formula

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of biopsy proven acute rejection

  2. Overall Gastrointestinal disturbances as measured by visual analog scales (upper and lower gastrointestinal symptoms)

  3. Quality of life related to GI symptoms (GIQLI scale)

  4. Full blood count

  5. Gastrointestinal Adverse Events (check-list)

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 2, 2011, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00171392
Lead sponsor
Novartis
First posted
Sep 15, 2005
Start date
Mar 2004
Primary completion
Jun 2005
Completion
Jun 2005
Last update
Feb 2, 2011

Study contacts

Novartis
study director · Novartis
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