Key result
Spironolactone is being evaluated in an ongoing randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to determine its effect on long-term kidney function and allograft fibrosis in kidney transplant patients.
Why the study?
Does spironolactone improve glomerular filtration rate in kidney transplant patients on calcineurin inhibitors?
RCT (n=170)
Double-blind
1:1
Yes
Does spironolactone improve glomerular filtration rate in kidney transplant patients on calcineurin inhibitors?
The SPIREN trial protocol outlines a randomized study to determine if spironolactone can preserve kidney function and reduce fibrosis in kidney transplant recipients on calcineurin inhibitors.
BACKGROUND: Calcineurin inhibitor induced nephrotoxicity contributes to late allograft failure in kidney transplant patients. Evidence points towards aldosterone to play a role in the development of fibrosis in multiple organs. Animal studies have indicated a beneficial effect of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists preventing calcineurin inhibitor induced nephrotoxicity. Only few studies have explored this effect in humans. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of spironolactone on glomerular filtration rate and fibrosis in kidney transplant patients. METHOD: Prospective, double-blind, randomized, clinical trial including 170 prevalent kidney transplant patients. Patients are randomized to spironolactone 25-50 mg/day or placebo for three years. Primary outcome is glomerular filtration rate evaluated by chrome-EDTA clearance. Secondary outcomes are 24-h protein excretion, amount of interstitial fibrosis in renal allograft biopsies, and cardiovascular events. As an exploratory outcome, we aim to identify markers of fibrosis in blood and urine. DISCUSSION: Long term allograft survival remains a key issue in renal transplantation, partly due to calcineurin inhibitor induced nephrotoxicity. Evidence from animal- and small human studies indicate a beneficial effect of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism on renal function and fibrosis. This study aims to test this hypothesis in a sufficiently powered randomized clinical trial. Results might influence the future management of long term allograft survival in renal transplantation. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (05/17/2012): NCT01602861 . EudraCT number (05/31/2011): 2011-002243-98.
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Mortensen et al. (2018) conducted an RCT in Kidney transplantation (n=170). Spironolactone vs. Placebo was evaluated on Renal function evaluated by chrome-EDTA clearance (glomerular filtration rate). Spironolactone is being evaluated in an ongoing randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to determine its effect on long-term kidney function and allograft fibrosis in kidney transplant patients.
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