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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00354198
Date of registration: 18/07/2006
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
Public title: Efficacy of Pentoxifylline on Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis
Scientific title: Clinical Efficacy of Combined Pentoxifylline and Conventional Immunosuppressive Regimens on Patients With Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis
Date of first enrolment: August 2006
Target sample size: 7
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00354198
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:     Yung-Ming Chen, M.D.
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Affiliation:  NTUH
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- biopsied-proved crescentic glomerulonephritis, with rapidly progressive renal failure

Exclusion Criteria:

- Anti-GBM disease, Dialysis-dependency or pulmonary hemorrhage, History of allergy to
pentoxifylline, Females are nursing or pregnant, Congestive heart failure, Unstable
angina, myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, percutaneous
coronary intervention, within the past 6 months prior to signing the informed consent
form, Cerebral hemorrhage within the past 6 months prior to signing the informed
consent form, Retinal hemorrhage within the past 6 months prior to signing the
informed consent form, Known or suspected secondary hypertension, Uncontrolled
hypertension or diabetes, Liver cirrhosis or hepatic dysfunction as defined by liver
enzymes > 2 times the upper limit of the normal range, Biliary obstructive disorders,
Active malignancy or infection



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Glomerulonephritis
Intervention(s)
Drug: pentoxifylline
Drug: corticosteroids
Primary Outcome(s)
initiation of acute dialysis or doubling of serum creatinine levels [Time Frame: 3 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
end-stage renal disease (ESRD) [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
941008
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Science Council, Taiwan
Ethics review
Results
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