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RecruitingNCT04376216PRAISEUpdated Dec 30, 2020

Prednisolone Treatment in Acute Interstitial Nephritis

A Phase 4 interventional study of Prednisone in Acute Tubulo-Interstitial Nephritis, sponsored by Region MidtJylland Denmark. Recruiting at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-12-30.

Sponsored by Region MidtJylland Denmark · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 2 years 7 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Sep 2017, registered Apr 2020).
  • Started Sep 2017; still recruiting 9 years 2 months later.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
110
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A Prospective randomized trial with a primary objective to investigate the effect ofprdenisolone treatment in acute interstitial nephritis

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Tubulo-Interstitial Nephritis

Keywords

  • Acute Tubulo-Interstitial Nephritis
  • Prednisone
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In context

Lead sponsor

Region MidtJylland Denmark is the lead sponsor of 8 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • verified AIN
  • Clinical suspicion of AIN
  • Age > 18 years
  • One of following criteria:

    • Plasma creatinine > 120 µmol/L or
    • Plasma creatinine increase > 30 µmol/L or increase > 50 % of baseline plasma creatinine
  • Fertile women are included

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No ability to give
  • treatment (including prednisolone) within 3 months before
  • disease
  • Prednisolone intolerance
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Active cancer (except basal cell carcinoma)
  • Short (\< 6 months)
  • CKD stage IV-V
  • AIN secondary to or accompanied by glomerulonephritis, sarcoidosis or inherited interstitial renal disease
  • Previous participation Withdrawal criteria
  • Development of exclusion criterion
  • Withdrawal of consent
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Life expectancy

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
110 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • No intervention
    Control

    No treatment

  • Active comparator
    Prednisone

    Oral prednisone. Starting dose of 60 mg with tapering for 2 months

    Drug: Prednisone

Interventions

  • 60 mg with dose tapering over 2 months

    Also known as: Prednisolone

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. eGFR

    Kidney function

    Time frame: 3 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. eGFR

    Kidney function

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. Urinary biomarkers

    NGAL, NAG, KIM-1, TIMP-2, IGFBP7, IL-6, IL-18 and MCP-1 are the biomarkers that the investigators plan to analyze

    Time frame: at inclusion and after3 and 12 months

  3. Pathology

    Re-evaluation of renal biospies performed at time of inclusion. This evaluation includes the use of routine and special staining for inflammation, fibrosis and tubular damage. The analysis includes an estimation of predictive value of histological scoring on treatment response and prognosis

    Time frame: At inclusion

  4. Need for renal replacement therapy

    Dialysis need

    Time frame: 3 and 12 months

  5. Plasma glucose or hemoglobin A1C

    Development of diabetes (safety)

    Time frame: 3 and 12 months

  6. Treatment delay

    In the prednisolone group the importance of "treatment delay" is analyzed. Treatment delay is defined as follows: * Days form first symptoms to inclusion in this project * Days from first contact to the Danish health care system to inclusion in this project * Days from first contact to a nephrology department to inclusion in this project

    Time frame: At inclusion

  7. Infections (number of events)

    Safety

    Time frame: 3 and 12 months

  8. Admissions (number of events)

    Safety

    Time frame: 3 and 12 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Godstrup Hospital
    Herning, 7400, Denmark
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Mose FH, Birn H, Hoffmann-Petersen N, Bech JN. Prednisolone treatment in acute interstitial nephritis (PRAISE) - protocol for the randomized controlled trial. BMC Nephrol. 2021 May 1;22(1):161. doi: 10.1186/s12882-021-02372-4. PubMed 33933012 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided — Will be decided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 30, 2020, 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
NCT04376216
Lead sponsor
Region MidtJylland Denmark
Responsible party
Frank Mose (Associate professor, Region MidtJylland Denmark) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 6, 2020
Start date
Sep 1, 2017
Primary completion
Sep 1, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 1, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 30, 2020

Study contacts

Frank Mose, MD
Contact
frchri@rm.dk
+4528531257
Jesper N Bech, MD
study chair · Region MidtJylland Denmark

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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