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Budesonide for Prevention of Acute Gastrointestinal GVHD Following Allogenic Stem Cell Transplantation

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Leukemia
Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Registration Number
NCT00180089
Lead Sponsor
Technische Universität Dresden
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether orale budesonide is effective in the prevention of acute gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following allogenic stem cell transplantation.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to determine whether orale budesonide is effective in the prevention of acute gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following allogenic stem cell transplantation.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
242
Inclusion Criteria
  • planned allogenic stem cell or bone marrow transplantation
  • HLA identity (max. 1 mismatch)
  • standard GVHD prophylaxis with cyclosporin A or tacrolimus combined with MTX, +/- ATG or Campath1H
  • written informed consent
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Exclusion Criteria
  • history of allogenic transplantation
  • in vitro T-cell depleted transplant
  • pretreatment with budesonide within the previous 4 weeks
  • known intolerance to budesonide
  • gastrointestinal infections
  • portal hypertension
  • concomitant infectious diseases
  • liver cirrhosis, impaired liver function
  • severe mental disorder
  • lack of compliance
  • drug or alcohol abuse
  • pregnancy, lactation
  • childbearing potential without effective contraception
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
incidence of acute gastrointestinal (GI) GVHD in the active group versus placebo group
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
grade of acute GI GVHD
safety
incidence of chronic GI GVHD
incidence of infectious complications
overall and disease-free survival 1 yr after transplant

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical Department I, Technical University Hospital

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Dresden, Germany

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