Long Term Tapering or Standard Steroids for Nephrotic Syndrome

NCT00308321 Phase 4 UNKNOWN

Parallel group double blind randomised in patients with first episode corticosteroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome comparing time to relapse and adverse effects associated with a longer tapering steroid regimen with standard regime

Details

Lead sponsor	Institute of Child Health
Phase	Phase 4
Status	UNKNOWN
Enrolment	50
Start date	2003-09
Completion	2008-10

Conditions

• Nephrotic Syndrome

Interventions

• long term tapering of prednisolone
• standard prednisolone treatment

Primary outcomes

• Time to first relapse — 5 months
• Assessment of steroid induced morbidity — 5 months

Countries

United Kingdom