Mycophenolate Mofetil in Membranous Nephropathy and Focal Segmental
- Conditions
- Glomerulonephritis, MembranousGlomerulosclerosis, Focal
- Registration Number
- NCT00404833
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
- Brief Summary
This is a prospective randomized open-label pilot study to investigate the effect of mycophenolate mofetil treatment in patients with abnormal urine protein excretion due to membranous nephropathy (MN) or focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). The change in urine protein excretion will be the primary outcome studied. The treatment regimen comprising prednisolone and mycophenolate mofetil will be compared with prednisolone and chlorambucil in MN, and compared with prednisolone in FSGS. The study duration will be 12 months for each patient.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 16
- abnormal urine protein excretion and biopsy-proven idiopathic membranous nephropathy or focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proteinuria
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adverse effects
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Queen Mary Hospital
🇨🇳Hong Kong, China