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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00425724
Date of registration: 22/01/2007
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Oulu University Hospital
Public title: HSP-glomerulonephritis Trial: MP vs CyA
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Date of first enrolment: January 2000
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00425724
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Finland
Contacts
Name:     Matti Nuutinen, M.D., Ph.D.
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Affiliation:  Dept. of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- On the basis of a renal biopsy, the patient has been diagnosed for crescentic HSP
glomerulonephritis of ISKDC grade III or IV or HSP glomerulonephritis of ISKDC grade
II + a definite nephrotic syndrome (proteinuria > 40 mg/m2/h).

Exclusion Criteria:

- The child is on regular medication known to interact with cyclosporine. Such
medication includes cisapride, phenytoin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine, digoxin and
anti-inflammatory pain medication.



Age minimum: 2 Years
Age maximum: 18 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch
Intervention(s)
Drug: Methylprednisolone pulses plus prednisone versus Cyclosporine A
Primary Outcome(s)
Renal function (measured by Cr-EDTA-Cl- GFR) [Time Frame: 24 mo]
Disappearance of proteinuria/ hematuria [Time Frame: 24 mo]
Renal biopsy findings [Time Frame: 24 mo]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Need for additional medication [Time Frame: 24 mo]
Secondary ID(s)
25600
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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