This study will compare neurologic side effects associated with two immunosuppressant medications used in liver transplant patients. The standard therapy of twice daily immediate release Tacrolimus will be compared to Envarsus once daily. We hypothesize that Envarsus will show a lower rate of neurologic side effects than immediate release tacrolimus.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Subjects in this group will take Envarsus daily for 6 months of treatment (goal 24 hour trough: 3-10 ng/mL) +/- adjunctive agent and prednisone.
Subjects in this group will take Tacrolimus immediate release for 6 months of treatment (goal 12 hour trough: 3-10 ng/mL) +/- adjunctive agent and prednisone.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Change in Neurotoxicity Burden
Estimate the change from baseline to six months in neurotoxicity burden measured by a composite Patient Global Impression of Improvement score (PGI-I, with a range of 4-28) The PGI-I is a global index that may be used to rate the response of a condition to a therapy (transition scale). Scale min=4, scale max=28. The scale is made up of four questions, each question has a total of 7 responses, the total score is the sum of each questions choice (1-7). Higher values represent a worsening condition. A score of 16 would indicate no overall change. A score of 15 or lower indicates improvement in the condition and a score of 17 or higher indicates a worsening of the condition. A score of 28 would indicate "very much worse," while a score of 4 would indicate "very much better." A relative change of 2 points would be considered a significant change from baseline.
Time frame: 6 months
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