Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Transplant patients must take lifelong immunosuppression in order to prevent rejection of their organ. Tacrolimus is the most widely used immnosuppressive agent. Part of the routine education given to patients regarding tacrolimus is that they must avoid many drugs and substances that can interact with tacrolimus so that they don't experience side effects or lack of effect. Patients are told they must avoid readily available substances such as grapefruit juice and St. John's wort. A new once daily formulation of tacrolimus, Envarsus XR, may bypass the place in the gut in which many of these drug interactions occur. We will give kidney transplant patients Envarsus with and without grapefruit juice and measure the effect on blood levels throughout the day. Results from this study will also give us information about the likelihood of other drugs interacting with Envarsus XR.
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Tacrolimus Extended Release + Midazolam |
| |
| Group B | Tacrolimus Extended Release + Midazolam + Grapefruit Juice |
|
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapefruit Juice | Dietary Supplement | Single 8 ounce administration of oral grapefruit juice |
|
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Tacrolimus AUC before and after Grapefruit Juice | 2-4 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Tacrolimus AUC compared to Midazolam AUC | 2-4 weeks |
Not provided
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Adult (18 years and older) recipients of a primary kidney transplant who are at least 3 months post-transplantation. Patients will be enrolled as outpatients in the abdominal transplant clinic. For the pharmacokinetic study days at Visit A and Visit B, patients will be outpatients at the UCSD Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTRI).
It is anticipated that we will need to screen approximately 60 patients in order to enroll 20. Since we perform approximately 80-100 kidney transplants per year at UCSD Health, we anticipate enrollment will take 6-10 months. Reasons for patients not participating in the study include: not meeting the inclusion/exclusion criteria; not able or willing to participate in the study because of the time commitment; dropping out. If patients drop out of the study, we will replace them with consecutive patients as they become eligible.
Not provided
Not provided
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego Health | La Jolla | California | 92093 | United States |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided