Health Condition 1: null- HEPATITIS C POSITIVE PATIENTS UNDERGOING RENAL TRANSPLANTATION
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. AGE: No age bar for transplantation. 2. SEX: Both males and females are to be selected for the study. 3. Patients with ESRD having hepatitis C virus infection. 4. Patient or family member must give informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are positive for Human Immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) or Hepatitis B virus infection (HBsAg). 2. Informed consent not given by patient or family member.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.liver histology post renal transplant. 2.mortality due to other causes 3.number of hospital addmission post transplantTimepoint: retrospective 7 years prospective 2 years | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Acute rejection- when serum creatinine level increases by more than 30% of basal values. 2.Graft loss-defined as return of the patient to dialysis or patient death. 3.Post-operative liver function 4.HCV RNA-by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays Timepoint: SERUM CREATININE AT 1, 3, 6, 12 MONTHS LIVER FUNCTION TEST AT 1,3 6,12 MONTHS LIPID PROFILE AT 1,3, 6,12 MONTHS DEATH OR RETURN TO DIALYSIS ANY TIME DURING THE STUDY PERIOD | — |
Countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines
Contacts
RABINDRANATH TAGORE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CARDIAC SCIENCE, KOLKATA