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End-stage Renal DiseasePhase 4START-DCDNCT03099122

A Study of Thymoglobuline® Induction Therapy in Adult Recipients of Donated After Cardiac Death Kidney Transplant

A Phase 4 study testing Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Immunoglobulin, Tacrolimus and Methylprednisolone in people with End-stage Renal Disease, run by Sanofi at 1 site in China.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Primary Objective: To investigate the efficacy of the standard dose of Thymoglobuline® induction therapy for preventing acute rejection (AR) after transplantation among recipients of Donated after Cardiac Death (DCD) kidney transplant. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
End-stage Renal Disease
What is being tested?
Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Immunoglobulin, Tacrolimus and Methylprednisolone
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
115 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
16 Aug 2017to 12 Nov 2019
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male or female.
  • Patient is a Chinese recipient of kidney transplant for the first time.
  • Patient is a recipient of kidney allograft from Chinese donors donated after cardiac death (including kidney donated after brain death followed by circulatory death).
  • Recipient's age is between 18 to 65 years old (including 18 years).
  • Donor's age is more than 5 years old.
  • Recipient's weight is greater than or equal to 50 kg but less than or equal to 80 kg.
  • Patient fully understands the study and signs the informed consent form (ICF) prior to any study procedure.

Who cannot join

  • Patient is a multiple organ transplant recipient.
  • Recipient with previous kidney or other organ transplant history.
  • Recipient and donor have incompatible blood types.
  • Recipient and donor have 5 or 6 mismatched human leucocyte antigen (HLA).
  • Recipient is known to have an active infection or active chronic infection, or is seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus (HCV Ab), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (Serological test results within 12 months before transplantation are acceptable.)
  • Recipient with cytomegalovirus (CMV) immunoglobulin G (IgG) negative who receives an allograft from CMV IgG positive donor (CMV IgG [D+/R-]).
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  • Any systemic infection requiring continuous treatment at enrolment, but prophylactic treatment of CMV and/or Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is allowed.
  • Recipient has severe thrombocytopenia or leucopenia before operation (platelet count <75,000/ul, or the number of white blood cells <3,000 cells/mm3).
  • Serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or gamma glutamine transferase (GGT) ≥3ULN (upper limit of normal) within 1 week before transplantation, and not normalized at time of transplantation.
  • Recipient has a history of malignancy within 5 years.
  • Recipient with history of allergy and anaphylaxes to rabbit proteins or to any excipients.
  • Recipient has known contraindications to the administration of Thymoglobuline®.
  • Recipient has taken other investigational drugs or prohibited therapy for this study within 1 month or 5 of half-lives from screening, whichever is longer.
  • Recipient has previously used Thymoglobuline®, or has participated in any clinical trial of any other medicine or device within 30 days before signing ICF.
  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Male and female patients do not agree to practice medically acceptable contraception (i.e., barrier or pharmacologic: male patient must use condoms or his female partner must take oral contraceptives; the male partner of a female patient must use condoms ) for at least 6 months following the study treatment.
  • Conditions/situations such as:
  • Recipient not suitable for participation, whatever the reason, as judged by the Investigator, including medical, clinical, or psychosocial conditions, or patient potentially at risk of noncompliance to study procedures.
  • Donor known or suspected to have active infection before donation (such as blood cultures positive, seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg], or antibody against hepatitis C virus [HCVAb], or human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]) or hypersensitive recipients (eg, panel reactive antibody [PRA] positive) before transplantation, judged by the Investigator.
  • The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • CHINA

    China

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About this study

Official title: A Prospective, Multi-center, Single-arm, Interventional Study of Thymoglobuline® Induction Therapy in Adult Recipients of Donated After Cardiac Death Kidney Transplant in China

Primary Objective:

To investigate the efficacy of the standard dose of Thymoglobuline® induction therapy for preventing acute rejection (AR) after transplantation among recipients of Donated after Cardiac Death (DCD) kidney transplant.

Secondary Objectives:

  • To evaluate delayed graft function (DGF), graft and patient survival after kidney transplant.
  • To evaluate adverse events of Thymoglobuline® throughout the study.
  • To explore possible risk factors of AR and DGF in patients with DCD kidney transplant.
  • To evaluate AR and DGF under different risk stratifications and explore an description optimal induction therapy regimen for recipients of DCD kidney transplant.
Read the detailed description

The total study duration per patient is 6.5 months.

Being tested
Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Immunoglobulin, Tacrolimus, Methylprednisolone, Mycophenolate mofetil, Mycophenolate Na
Medical subject headings
Kidney Failure, Chronic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Rabbit Anti-thymocyte ImmunoglobulinBiological

    Also called Thymoglobuline

    Pharmaceutical form: creamy-white powder

    Route of administration: intravenous

  • TacrolimusDrug

    Pharmaceutical form: tablet

    Route of administration: oral

  • MethylprednisoloneDrug

    Pharmaceutical form: powder

    Route of administration: intravenous

  • Mycophenolate mofetilDrug

    Pharmaceutical form: capsule

    Route of administration: oral

  • Mycophenolate NaDrug

    Pharmaceutical form: capsule

    Route of administration: oral

  • prednisoneDrug

    Pharmaceutical form: tablet

    Route of administration: oral

Study groups in NCT03099122
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ThymoglobulineExperimentalA cumulative dose of Thymoglobuline will be given intravenously, with a variable interval dose. Methylprednisolone will be given as induction therapy, according to institutional practice. Tacrolimus, mycophenolate, and prednisone will be given as maintenance therapies.
Receives: Biological: Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Immunoglobulin; Drug: Tacrolimus; Drug: Methylprednisolone; Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil; Drug: Mycophenolate Na; Drug: prednisone

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percentage of patients with biopsy-proven acute rejection events

    Measured: 6 months

Secondary outcomes (8)
  1. Percentage of delayed graft function events

    Measured: 6 months

  2. Duration of delayed graft function events

    Measured: 6 months

  3. Percentage of survived grafts

    Measured: 6 months

  4. Percentage of survived patients

    Measured: 6 months

  5. Assessment of acute rejection risk factors

    Measured: 6 months

  6. Assessment of delayed graft function risk factors

    Measured: 6 months

  7. Percentage of acute rejection events in different risk stratifications

    Measured: 6 months

  8. Percentage of delayed graft function events in different risk stratifications

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Apr 2017
  2. Study start16 Aug 2017
  3. Primary completion12 Nov 2019
  4. Study completion12 Nov 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
115 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03099122
Sponsor's protocol ID
THYMOL07282
Other IDs
U1111-1178-5402
Acronym
START-DCD
Status last verified
Apr 2022
First submitted
29 Mar 2017
Last updated
25 Apr 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Qualified researchers may request access to patient level data and related study documents including the clinical study report, study protocol with any amendments, blank case report form, statistical analysis plan, and dataset specifications. Patient level data will be anonymized and study documents will be redacted to protect the privacy of trial participants. Further details on Sanofi's data sharing criteria, eligible studies, and process for requesting access can be found at: https://vivli.org

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Immunoglobulin, Tacrolimus and Methylprednisolone in people with End-stage Renal Disease, run by Sanofi at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 20 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Apr 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percentage of patients with biopsy-proven acute rejection events (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Apr 2022.

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