THE TREMOR STUDY: TACROLIMUS EXTENDED RELEASE, MOVEMENT DISORDERS AND OTHER NEUROCOGNITIVE EFFECTS
- Conditions
- kidney transplantation10029149
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON43508
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 66
Age between 18-70 years
Recipient of a kidney transplantation more than one year ago
On a triple-low-dose immunosuppressive regimen including tacrolimus
Suffering from a tremor
Stable renal function
Able to give informed consent
Not being able to understand the instructions for the tests
Chronic diarrhea
Use of protease inhibitors, azoles or sedatives
Thyroid dysfunction
Active psychiatric or neurologic disease
Use of psychotropic drugs, antiepileptics or B2-agonists
Excessive use of caffeine (more than 5 I.E. per day)
Excessive use of alcohol (more than 2 I.E. per day)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary outcome is tremor as measured by the ANT Modules Pursuit and<br /><br>Tracking. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary outcomes include (1) a selection of neuropsychological assessments<br /><br>from the ANT test battery, (2) tremor as measured by TETRAS (TRG Essential<br /><br>Tremor Rating Assessment Scale), (3) a quality of life assessment and (4)<br /><br>patient drug preference at the end of study.</p><br>