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N/A N=100 Randomized Treatment

Oral Paricalcitol in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Transplant; Failure, Kidney · Renal Disease, End Stage · Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary

Enrolled (actual)
100
Serious AEs
43.0%
Results posted
May 2013
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Subjects With Hyperparathyroidism at One Year — 31; 15 Participants — p=0.0005

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Paricalcitol (Drug); Corticosteroid Avoidance Immune Suppression Protocol (Other)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Primary completion
Nov 2011

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Subjects With Hyperparathyroidism at One Year
31; 15 0.0005 sig
SECONDARY
Number of Subjects With Osteopenia/Osteoporosis of the Hip at One Year
9; 12 0.4571
SECONDARY
Number of Subjects With Osteopenia/Osteoporosis of the Lumbar Spine at One Year
9; 14 0.2290
SECONDARY
Serum Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Level Over Time
236; 198; 69; 50; 70; 42 0.17
SECONDARY
Serum Bone Alkaline Phosphatase (BAP) Level Over Time
14; 13; 16.5; 17; 21; 12 0.833
SECONDARY
Change in Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density (BMD)
0.35; 0.35 0.98
SECONDARY
Change in Hip Bone Mineral Density (BMD)
0.15; 0.21 0.41
SECONDARY
Number of Subjects Who Died or Lost Their Renal Graft During First Year
0; 1
SECONDARY
Episodes of Acute Cellular Rejection (ACR) of the Renal Transplant
5; 4
SECONDARY
Mean Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) at One Year
52.7; 51.2 0.66
SECONDARY
Mean Change in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Between 3 Weeks and 1 Year Post Transplant
7.4; 6.2 0.66
SECONDARY
24-hour Total Protein in the Urine at 1 Year Post Transplant
420.8; 159.4 0.11
SECONDARY
Degree of Interstitial Fibrosis on Graft Biopsy at One Year
19; 19; 4; 0 1.0

Summary

This study is being done to find out whether patients who receive a kidney transplant can benefit from taking the medication paricalcitol (trade name Zemplar®) as compared to kidney transplant recipients not taking this medication. The main possible benefits being studied are: * Lower risk for overactive parathyroid glands after kidney transplantation. * Lower risk of low bone density in the spine and hip after kidney transplantation. By dividing patients in the study into a group receiving Zemplar® and a group not receiving Zemplar®, it will be possible to understand the good and bad effects of Zemplar® during the first year after a kidney transplant.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age 18 years and older.
  • First or second deceased donor or living donor renal transplant.
  • Normocalcemia or hypocalcemia.
  • Willing to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • Third or subsequent renal transplant.
  • Incompatible blood type or positive cross-match donor.
  • Multiple organ transplant recipients.
  • Diabetic with plans for future pancreas or islet transplant.
  • Evidence of donor-specific sensitization (positive T-cell and/or B-cell flow cytometric cross-match).
  • Documented hypercalcemia (total serum calcium 10.5 mg/dl on two separate occasions) prior to transplantation.
  • Serum 25(OH)vitamin D concentration ≤ 10 ng/ml
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00587158). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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