Phase
Condition
Renal Failure
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Nephropathy
Treatment
N/AClinical Study ID
Ages 18-65 All Genders
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
Inclusion Criteria:
Subjects must be able to give written consent
Men and women between 18 and 65 years of age who are recipients of a kidney transplantbetween 1 month and 5 years prior to the screening date
Subjects with at least one complaint of tremor and existence of postural tremor oraction tremor on finger to nose as demonstrated by a score of at least 2 of any of the 4 upper extremity (UE) postural or action and intention assessments on the FTMclinical rating scale
Subjects experiencing symptomatic drug-induced hand tremor associated with use ofPrograf or generic tacrolimus as demonstrated by responding "no" to each of thefollowing question: "Did you have a tremor that you noticed prior to starting Prografor generic tacrolimus for your kidney transplant?", or "Are you aware of a tremor thatruns in your family?"
Subjects taking a stable dose of oral Prograf or generic tacrolimus capsules for atleast 7 days with trough levels of tacrolimus between 3 to 12 ng/mL. Subjects mustmaintain tacrolimus trough levels in this range during the 7 day Prograf or generictacrolimus treatment phase (note that 1 dose adjustment at Study Day 3 [a.m.dose] isallowed for those subjects whose Day0/1 trough level is out of range.
Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7days before study start.
Exclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
Recipients of any transplants including organ other than kidney and bone marrow
Subjects with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (MDRD7) <30mL/min atScreening
Subjects incapable of understanding the purposed and risks of the study, who cannotgive written informed consent and who are unwilling or unable to comply with studyprotocol requirements
Pregnant or nursing women
Subjects with reproductive potential who are unwilling/unable to use a double barriermethod of contraception
Subjects who were treated with any other investigational agent within 3 months priorto screening
Subjects who are taking drugs that are likely to affect the PK levels of tacrolimusand are not on a stable dose of those medications (see Appendix 1)
Subjects who have essential tremor, Parkinsonism, or tremor from any cause other thantacrolimus-induced tremor;
Subjects who are taking or had been taking any drug within the past 30 days that iswell known to promote tremors, including: amiodarone, beta-agonist inhalers (such asalbuterol), cyclosporine, lithium, metoclopramide, theophylline, or valproate,ortaking within the past 6 months the dopamine blocking agents (antipsychotics) (note,other such medication may be considered on a case-by-case basis at the discretion ofthe investigator);
Subjects who taking drugs that reduce tremor, and are not on stable doses of thetreatment (ie, had not been taking the medication for a minimum of 30 days),including: gabapentin (note, other such medications may be considered on acase-by-case basis at the discretion of the investigator);
Subjects on concurrent immunosuppression with MMD (CellCept) of MPS delayed-releasetables (Myfortic), or generic versions of these medication, who have not been onstable doses at least 7 days prior to screening
Subjects receiving prednisone or equivalent at a dose >10 mg per day
Either subjects with an episode of acute rejection requiring treatment or subjectswith an episode of biopsy-proven or suspected acute rejections that requires treatmentwithin 3 months of screening
Subjects who are being actively treated for cancer (with the exception of non-invasivebasal cell or squamous cell) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Subjects with any form of current drug or alcohol abuse
Study Design
Study Description
Connect with a study center
Clinical Investigative Site 006
Los Angeles, California 90057
United StatesSite Not Available
Clinical Investigative Site 1049
San Diego, California 92123
United StatesSite Not Available
Clinical Investigative Site 007
Aurora, Colorado 80045
United StatesSite Not Available
Clinical Investigative Site 005
New Haven, Connecticut 06520
United StatesSite Not Available
Clinical Investigative Site 004
Lexington, Kentucky 40536
United StatesSite Not Available
Clinical Investigative Site 008
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
United StatesSite Not Available
Clinical Investigative Site 003
St Louis, Missouri 63110
United StatesSite Not Available
Clinical Investigative Site 002
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112
United StatesSite Not Available
Clinical Investigative Site 009
Nashiville, Tennessee 37232
United StatesSite Not Available
Clinical Investigative Site 012
Dallas, Texas 75246
United StatesSite Not Available
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