Investigation of the Steady State Pharmacokinetics of Tacrolimus, Mycophenolate Mofetil and Fluvastatin After Renal Transplantation

Steady state pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus, mycophenolat mofetil and fluvastatin in renal transplant patients are investigated to look for potential interaction between these drugs. All patient enrolled in this PKI-Study had no changes in the therapy before or because of the study. Only patients without changes more than 4 weeks were...

Date First Received: September 14, 2005

Last Updated: October 19, 2005

Verified by: University of Schleswig-Holstein, May 2004

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 4 | Start Date: May 2004

Overall Status: Completed

Estimated Enrollment: 15

Brief Summary

Condition Keyword(s):

Steady state pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus, mycophenolat mofetil and fluvastatin in renal transplant patients are investigated to look for potential interaction between these drugs.

All patient enrolled in this PKI-Study had no changes in the therapy before or because of the study. Only patients without changes more than 4 weeks were included

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Prevention, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: Fluvastatin, Tacrolimus, Mycophenolat Mofetil

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • renal transplant patients (18 - 65 years, inclusive)
  • cadaver and living renal transplants(1. Ntx, 2. Ntx)
  • Immunsuppression: Tacrolimus with or without Mycophenolat Mofetil und and fluvastatin
  • Fluvastatin for a minimum of three months
  • writen informt consent by the patient

Exclusion Criteria:

  • contraindications for statins
  • pregnancy or lactating
  • elevated liver or muscle encymes (> 2x up to normal values: AST, ALT, bilirubine, CPK)

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: 65 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: University of Schleswig-Holstein

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Lutz Renders, MD Principal Investigator University of Schleswig-Holstein, campus Kiel Department odf Nephrology  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on October 15, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00223015

Study ID Number: 002

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00223015

Health Authority: Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices

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