Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:37 AM
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2025-12-25 @ 12:37 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02453867
Brief Summary:
Study purpose To establish efficacy and safety of a reduced immunosuppressive therapy with tacrolimus once daily for senior (\>65 years of age) renal transplant recipients
Detailed Description:
Study outline Stable senior transplant recipients (\>65 years of age) participating in the European SENIOR transplant registry may enter the trial at month 3 post-transplant, if they fulfil all of the in- and none of the exclusion criteria. At this time patients will be randomized 1:1 either to continue
Reference therapy:
Tacrolimus once daily (Advagraf®) Mycophenolate (either MMF ≥1g/d or EC-MPS ≥720g/d) Steroids (≥5mg prednisolone or equivalent) or to Investigational therapy: Tacrolimus once daily (Advagraf®) Steroid stop at month 3 (tapering within 2 weeks) Mycophenolate stop at month 6
Study:
NCT02453867
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02453867