Clinical trials: Transplants and Implants
Transplants and Implants
Prednisone Withdrawal Versus Prednisone Maintenance After Kidney Transplant
The purpose of the study was to determine if rapid discontinuation of corticosteroids (also known as prednisone withdrawal) and maintenance immunosuppression with Prograf (tacrolimus) and CellCept (mycophenolate mofetil) while…
- Trial name
- NCT00596947
- Testing
- prednisone, rabbit antithymocyte globulin, Tacrolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Transplants and Implants
Myfortic or CellCept Gastrointestinal Effects in African American Kidney Recipients
Myfortic (enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium) has been shown to have similar effectiveness to CellCept (mycophenolate mofetil) in preventing rejection in kidney transplant recipients.
- Trial name
- NCT00522548
- Testing
- Enteric coated mycophenolate sodium, Mycophenolate mofetil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Renal Transplant Rejection, Transplants and Implants
Prospective Pilot Study of Pre-Transplant Thymoglobulin Administration in Living Donor Renal Transplant Recipients
To determine how safe and effective giving Thymoglobulin before transplantation to patients who are going to be receiving kidney transplants.
- Trial name
- NCT00771745
- Testing
- Thymoglobulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati