5, 6 or 7 Year Follow-up Control After the SCHEDULE Study (SCANDINAVIAN HEART TRANSPLANT EVEROLIMUS DE NOVO STUDY WITH EARLY CNI AVOIDANCE)
5, 6 or 7 Year Follow-up Control After the SCHEDULE Study (SCANDINAVIAN HEART TRANSPLANT EVEROLIMUS DE NOVO STUDY WITH EARLY CNI AVOIDANCE)
The major aim of this extension study was to evaluate the long-term effect (i.e. 5 to 7 years) of early initiation of everolimus and early elimination of CsA compared to standard immunosuppressive regimen including CsA on primary and secondary endpoints investigated in the SCHEDULE (NCT01266148) main study.
This protocol was written to describe the procedures for a single 5, 6 or 7 year follow-up control visit of patients who participated in the 12-month SCHEDULE (NCT01266148) study and the following 3-year follow-up examination/visit. The aim of this 5 to 7-year follow-up visit was to examine the effect of long term treatment, i.e. 5, 6 or 7 years, with early initiation of everolimus (Certican®) and early elimination of cyclosporine (CsA), compared to standard immunosuppressive regimen including CsA, on renal and heart function. During the time period of this follow-up examinations, this visit was performed as part of a routine annual visit 5, 6 or 7 years since transplantation (and inclusion in the original SCHEDULE study).
Study code of SCHEDULE, the core study: CRAD001ANO02 (EudraCT No.: 2009-013074-41)
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Århus N, DK-8200, Denmark