UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN C000000295
Receipt number R000000375
Scientific Title A randomized non-inferiority trial of valganciclovir versus intravenous ganciclovir as preemptive therapy for cytomegalovirus infection in living donor liver transplantation.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2005/12/14
Last modified on 2010/06/13 09:37:54

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Basic information

Public title

A randomized non-inferiority trial of valganciclovir versus intravenous ganciclovir as preemptive therapy for cytomegalovirus infection in living donor liver transplantation.

Acronym

A randomized non-inferiority trial of valganciclovir versus intravenous ganciclovir for cytomegalovirus infection in living donor liver transplantation

Scientific Title

A randomized non-inferiority trial of valganciclovir versus intravenous ganciclovir as preemptive therapy for cytomegalovirus infection in living donor liver transplantation.

Scientific Title:Acronym

A randomized non-inferiority trial of valganciclovir versus intravenous ganciclovir for cytomegalovirus infection in living donor liver transplantation

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

cytomegalovirus infection after living donor liver transplantation

Classification by specialty

Infectious disease Hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To test the hypothesis that treatment outcome for cytomegalovirus infection after living donor liver transplantation with oral valganciclovir is non-inferior to that of intravenous ganciclovir.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


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Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Primary endpoint is a status of cytomegalovirus pp65 antigenemia assay two weeks after the initiation of treatment.
A positive antigenemia test is defined as the presence of more than 5 antigen-positive cells/50000 white blood cells.

Key secondary outcomes

Secondary endpoint are the duration from the initiation of treatment to the acquirement of a negative antigenemia assay test, the rate of conversion to foscarnet, recurrence rate of cytomegalovirus infection during one month after the acquirement of a negative antigenemia assay test, the occurrence rate of rejection episodes to be treated during one year after transplantation, one year survival after transplantation, and the occurrence rate of cytomegalovirus disease.


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Active

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation

YES

Institution consideration

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking

NO

Concealment

Central registration


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine

Interventions/Control_1

Participated patients will be divided into two groups randomaly. One is oral valganciclovir group and the other is intravenous ganciclovir group.
Oral valganciclovir group is treated when patients have a positive cytomegalovirus pp65 antigenemia assasy.
For initial treatment, administration of oral valganciclovir (900mg/body/12hr) is continued until one week after pp65 antigenemia assay turns negative.
Then, for maintenance therpy, oral valganciclovir is administered (900mg/body/day) for one more week.

Interventions/Control_2

Intravenous ganciclovir group is treated when patients have a positive cytomegalovirus pp65 antigenemia assasy.
For initial treatment, administration of intravenous ganciclovir (5.0mg/kg/12hr)is continued until one week after pp65 antigenemia assay turns negative.
Then, for maintenance therapy, oral valganciclovir is administered (900mg/body/day) for one more week.



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Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. living-donor liver transplantation recipient
2. Patients who are complicated with cytomegalovirus infection after liver transplantation for the first time.
3. Age >= 20 years
4. Patients who singned informed consent form to avoid pregnacy during the trial
5. Male patients who signed informed consent form to avoid pregnacy until 90 days after finishing the treatment.
6. Female patients who signed informed consent form to avoid breast feeding during the trial.
7. Patients who are relevant to the hematological data below.
neutrophils>=1000 cells/microL
platelet count>=50000 cells/microL
hematocrit level>=18%
8. Estimated cleatinine clearance>=20 ml/minute
estimated formula
(Male)estimated cleatinine clearance (ml/minute) = (140-Age)x Body Weight(kg)/ (72xserum creatinine level (mg/dl))
(Female)estimated cleatinine clearance (ml/minute) =(140-Age)x0.86 x Body Weight(kg) /(72xserum creatinine level (mg/l) )
9. Patients who is able to take oral medications

Key exclusion criteria

1)Patients complicated with severe or uncontrollable diarrhea, or malabsorption.
2)Drug allergy to valganciclovir, ganciclovir or other other drugs(acyclovir, and valacyclovir) similar in structures with those two drugs.
3)Patients complicated with severe diseases including other infectious diseases.
4)Pregnat women or women of childbearing potential or brestfeeding
5)Patients who received a graft from ABO incopatible donor.
6)Patients for HIV infection
8)Patients who have symptoms due to cytomegalovirus infection at the onset of positive cytomegalovirus pp65 antigen assay.
9)Patients who are judged as inappropriate by a doctor in attendance for some medical reasons.

Target sample size

140


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Yasuhiko Sugawara

Organization

Tokyo University Hospital

Division name

Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division

Zip code


Address

7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan

TEL

03-3815-5411

Email



Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Yasuhiko Sugawara

Organization

Tokyo University Hospital

Division name

Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division

Zip code


Address

7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan

TEL

03-3815-5411

Homepage URL


Email



Sponsor or person

Institute

Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Tokyo University Hospital

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Department

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Funding Source

Organization

The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture

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Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

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Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2005 Year 12 Month 14 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

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Results


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Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2005 Year 11 Month 24 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2005 Year 12 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2010 Year 04 Month 01 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2010 Year 05 Month 01 Day

Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

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Management information

Registered date

2005 Year 12 Month 13 Day

Last modified on

2010 Year 06 Month 13 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000000375


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