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An observational study between two drugs that prevent activity of the immune system in patients after liver transplant

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Liver Transplant
Registration Number
CTRI/2013/08/003938
Lead Sponsor
Medanta The Medicity
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

1 Patient of either gender who are aged 18 to 70 years

2 Patient is a primary living donor liver transplant recipient

3 Female patients of child bearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test before transplant

4 Patient has been fully informed and has signed an IRB approved informed consent form and is willing and able to follow study procedures

5 Patients currently receiving tacrolimus or cyclosporine with or without corticosteroids as part of their immunosuppressive regimen

Exclusion Criteria

1 Patient has previously received or is receiving an organ transplant other than a liver,Multi-organ transplant patients.

2 Patient has received a liver transplant from a deceased donor, an ABO incompatible donor liver

3 Recipient or donor is known to be seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

4 Patients with a history of extra-hepatic malignancy within the last five years, except excised squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin.

5 Patients with thrombocytopenia (30,000/mm3), and/or leukocytopenia (2,000/mm3) with an absolute neutrophil count of 1,000/mm3 and/or hemoglobin 7.0 g/dL prior to enrollment.

6 Patient has an uncontrolled concomitant infection, a systemic infection requiring treatment (except viral hepatitis), or any other unstable medical condition that could interfere with the study objectives

7 Patient is currently taking or has been taking an investigational drug in the 30 days prior to transplant

8 Patient has a known hypersensitivity to tacrolimus or cyclosporine, enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium or corticosteroids

9 Patient is pregnant or lactating

10 Decisionally impaired subjects who are not medically or mentally capable of providing consent themselves

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
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