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crg_id CRG100500015
titleoftrial Treatment of idiopathic membranous glomerulonephritis with FK-506 (Tacrolimus): A prospective, randomized, open and controlled study
acronymnoftrial Tacrolimus in membranous glomerulonephritis
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leadsurname Praga
leadgivennames Manuel
leadposition Head of Department
leaddepartment Nephrology
leadorganisation Department of Nephrology, Hospital 12 de Octubre
leadaddress Dr. Praga. Servicio de Nefrologia. Hospital 12 de Octubre. Avda de Cordoba s/n. 28041 Madrid, Spain
leademail mpragat@senefro.org
leadphone +34 91 3908383
leadfax +34 91 3908393
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ethicsapproval yes
studytype randomised
studytype_other
groupassignment parallel
blinding_patients no
blinding_investigators no
blinding_outcomes yes
blinding_analysts yes
proposedstart
actualstart 02/2003
proposedcompletiondate
actualcompletiondate 12/2005
multi_center_study yes
numberofcentres 13
multi_national_study no
countrycentres Spain
researchquestion To study the number of patients with nephrotic syndrome by membranous nephropathy treated with tacrolimus that achieve complete/partial remission or develop renal insufficiency in comparison with a control group receiving standard nonimmunosupressive therapy
study_status_recruitment no_longer_recruiting
study_status_recruitment_follow ongoing
healthcarecondition Nephrotic syndrome
intervention1 FK-506 (Tacrolimus)
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participants_gender both
participants_other adults
age 18-75 years
totalrecruitment 50
inclusion Biopsy-proven membranous nephropathy, with nephrotic proteinuria for at least 9 months and non response to ACEI/ARB treatment
exclusion -Non-nephrotic proteinuria
-Estimated Ccr<50 ml/min
-Diabetes and systemic diseases
primaryoutcomes -Complete or partial remission of nephrotic syndrome
-Development of renal insufficiency
secondaryoutcomes -Proteinuria
-Serum creatinine/creatinine clearance
-Safety and tolerability of tacrolimus in nephrotic syndrome by membranos nephropathy
reference 1. Praga M. Barrio V. Juarez GF. Luno J. Grupo Espanol de Estudio de la Nefropatia Membranosa. Tacrolimus monotherapy in membranous nephropathy: a randomized controlled trial.[see comment]. Kidney International. 71(9):924-30, 2007 May. [added by Gail Higgins 20/08/2007]