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Last refreshed on: 24 October 2016
Main ID:  NCT02608606
Date of registration: 03/11/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Public title: Determining Equivalence Dose for Oral Versus Sublingual Administration of Tacrolimus in Hepatic Receptors FKosl
Scientific title: Determining Equivalence Dose for Oral Versus Sublingual Administration of Tacrolimus in Hepatic Receptors
Date of first enrolment: March 2015
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02608606
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Pharmacokinetics/Dynamics Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Chile
Contacts
Name:     Carlos Benitez, Hepatologist
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Affiliation:  Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Outline of immunosuppression that includes tacrolimus dosing every 12 hours.

- Stable plasma levels of tacrolimus in 3 consecutive measurements.

- Stable blood tests: biochemical profile, creatinine and liver profile.

- Absence of treatment with drugs that have interaction with tacrolimus (antifungal and
diltiazem) and use of grapefruit juice.

- Absence of active bacterial or viral infection and rejection episodes within 8 weeks
prior.

Exclusion Criteria:



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 70 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Evidence of Liver Transplantation
Effects of Immunosuppressant Therapy
Intervention(s)
Drug: Tacrolimus
Primary Outcome(s)
Compare tacrolimus exposure using per oral and sublingual administration employing AUC (Area Under the Curve). [Time Frame: 30 days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Compare tacrolimus dose necessary to obtain similar trough levels employing per oral and sublingual administration [Time Frame: 30 days]
Secondary ID(s)
FKoral-sl
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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