niertransplantatie kidney transplantation renal replacement therapy
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients > 64 years of age Placed on the Eurotransplant Kidney Waiting List
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Active systemic infection; • HIV (antigen or antibody), hepatitis B (HBsAg), or hepatitis C (antibody) positivity; • History of malignancy within five years of enrolment (with the exception of adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer); • Known to be poorly compliant with clinic visits or prescribed medication; • Medical history that might limit the individual*s ability to take the defined immunosuppressive agents.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary comparison will involve an *intention-to-treat* analysis of • Incidence of biopsy-proven acute rejection (BPAR) 6 months post-transplantation • Incidence of steroid-resistant and recurrent acute rejection (requiring antibody therapy) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All secondary assessments will be conducted amongst the entire study population, and will be of the effects of initial allocation (with or without matching for HLA-DR) on safety outcomes and efficacy measures: •Primary non function (PNF); delayed graft function (DGF, defined by dialysis requirement within 7 days post transplant or spontaneous decrease of serum creatinine >10% per day for 3 consecutive days occurring beyond the seventh day post transplant) •Graft function at month 3, 6, 12 and yearly up to 5 years (calculated GFR, using the Modified Diet in Renal Disease [MDRD] equation). •Incidence of Late Acute rejection (BPAR occurring between month 6 and 12); •Presence of donor specific antibodies (DSA) at 6 months (ETRL), these sera will also be used to calibrate for differences in the creatinine assays. •Graft survival (including cause of graft loss); •Patient survival (including cause of death); •Incidence of cardiovascular events (sudden death, PTCA, CABG, non-fatal acute myocardial infarction, CVA, peripheral vascular disease); •Incidence of infections (sub-classified as mild, serious and life threatening); •Incidence of malignancy (including post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder); •Incidence of anaemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia as well as comparison of median values of haemoglobin, white cell count and platelet count); •Blood pressure (assessed by readings at clinic visits, use of antihypertensive medication); •Number of days in hospital during index admission and total in the first year, excluding admission or scheduled surgery for non-transplant related medical issues; •Subset analyses based on waiting-time; cold ischemia time; HLA-DR compatibility; donor and/or recipient age >= 70 years. | — |
Countries
Netherlands