Status:

COMPLETED

HSP-glomerulonephritis Trial: MP vs CyA

Lead Sponsor:

Oulu University Hospital

Conditions:

Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-18 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

No curative treatment of severe HSP nephritis is known. Apart from corticosteroids, immunosuppressive drugs, such as azathioprine and cyclophosphamide, have been used to treat severe HSP nephritis.Li...

Detailed Description

Using a prospective, randomised, open-labelled design, MP pulse treatment and cyclosporine A treatment will be compared for their efficacy in the treatment of severe HSP glomerulonephritis. The trial...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 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

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

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2000

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00425724

Start Date

January 1 2000

End Date

February 1 2011

Last Update

August 8 2011

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Dept. of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital

Oulu, Finland, 90029 OYS