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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 7 January 2013
Main ID:  NCT00600834
Date of registration: 15/01/2008
Primary sponsor: Bracco Diagnostics, Inc
Public title: Evaluation of the Risk of NSF Following ProHance Injection in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Scientific title: A Prospective Cohort Study Evaluating the Incidence of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in Patients With Stages 3 to 5 Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing MRI With the Injection of ProHance
Date of first enrolment: February 2008
Target sample size: 1000
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00600834
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Gianpaolo Pirovano, MD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Bracco Diagnostics, Inc
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

COHORT 1

- Is going to receive or has received PROHANCE injection during an MRI examination;

- Has CKD with eGFR stably comprised between 30 and 59 mL/min/1.73m2, as calculated
from a SCr value obtained from the local laboratory within 24 hours prior to the
PROHANCE injection.

- Provides written informed consent and is willing to comply with protocol
requirements.

OR

COHORT 2

- Is going to receive or has received PROHANCE injection during an MRI examination;

- Has CKD with eGFR below 30 mL/min/1.73m2, as calculated from a SCr value obtained
from the local laboratory within 24 hours prior to the PROHANCE injection.

- Provides written informed consent and is willing to comply with protocol
requirements.

Exclusion Criteria:

COHORT 1

- Has received a GBCA within the past 12 months prior to inclusion in this study;

- Has unstable kidney function;

- Has any medical condition or other circumstances which would significantly decrease
the chances of obtaining reliable data and achieving study objectives;

- Has ever been suspected of, or diagnosed with, NSF prior to the study-specific MRI;

- Is unable or unwilling to return for necessary office visits, to be examined by
dermatologists or to undergo deep skin biopsy should development of NSF be suspected.

OR

COHORT 2

- Has received a GBCA within the past 12 months prior to inclusion in this study;

- Has any medical condition or other circumstances which would significantly decrease
the chances of obtaining reliable data and achieving study objectives;

- Has ever been suspected of, or diagnosed with, NSF prior to the study-specific MRI;

- Is unable or unwilling to return for necessary office visits, to be examined by
dermatologists or to undergo deep skin biopsy should development of NSF be suspected.



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Renal Insufficiency
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
To estimate and compare the incidence of NSF in the two cohorts defined. The incidence is defined for each cohort as the number of cases of NSF observed during the follow-up time period over the total number of eligible patients. [Time Frame: 1, 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
PH-106
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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