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CompletedNCT00861536

Comparison of ATG to Thymoglobuline in Renal Transplantation

An Open, Multicenter, Randomised, Parallel Group Pilot Study to Investigate Two Different Polyclonal Rabbit Immunoglobulin Preparations for Safety and Efficacy:A Comparison of ATG-Fresenius S to Thymoglobulin in Prophylaxis for Immunological High Risk Patients Following Renal Transplantation

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40 (actual)
Sponsor
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

An open, multicenter, randomised, parallel group pilot study to investigate two different polyclonal rabbit immunoglobulin preparations for safety and efficacy: A comparison of ATG-Fresenius S to Thymoglobulin in prophylaxis for immunological high risk patients following renal transplantation. This non-inferiority trial shall demonstrate that ATG-Fresenius S is as efficacious as Thymoglobulin but has a better tolerance and fewer side effects.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGATG FreseniusDay 0: 9 mg/kg bw bolus Days 1-4: 3 mg/kg bw/d
DRUGThymoglobuline GenzymeDay 0-3: 1.5 mg/kg bw/d

Timeline

Start date
2009-01-01
Primary completion
2015-02-01
Completion
2015-02-01
First posted
2009-03-13
Last updated
2015-04-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00861536. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.