Efficacy and Safety of Paricalcitol for Reduction of Proteinuria in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Summary

The study 'Safety and Efficacy of Paricalcitol for Reduction of Proteinuria in Kidney Transplant Recipients' is designed to assess the effects of paricalcitol in kidney transplant recipients with proteinuria. It is a single centre, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial that tests the hypothesis that 24 weeks' treatment with paricalcitol compared to placebo will result in a decrease in urinary protein excretion in recipients of a kidney transplant at least three months after transplantation. Additionally, the effects of paricalcitol on albuminuria, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and blood pressure will be investigated.

Timeline

Start

2012-07

Primary completion

2014-10

Completion

2015-07

Publications

• Background Arnol M, Oblak M, Mlinsek G, Bren AF, Buturović-Ponikvar J, Kandus A. Proteinuria in kidney transplant recipients: prevalence in a national cohort and study design of the effect of paricalcitol for reduction of proteinuria. Transplant International 2011; 24(2): 185(A204).
• Oblak M, Mlinsek G, Kandus A, Buturovic-Ponikvar J, Arnol M. Paricalcitol versus placebo for reduction of proteinuria in kidney transplant recipients: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Transpl Int. 2018 Dec;31(12):1391-1404. doi: 10.1111/tri.13323. Epub 2018 Aug 20.

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