The PTN lisinopril study completes enrollment

In spite of the challenges posed by its complex protocol, the “Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Lisinopril in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients” study has completed enrollment, with a total of 26 patients contributing data to this study of lisinopril use for the control of high blood pressure in kids receiving kidney transplants.

This accomplishment is due to the exceptional efforts of the study teams at 8 sites: University of Alabama–Birmingham, Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, New York University Langone Medical Center, Albert Einstein University Hospital in New York, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, and Emory University & Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Lisinopril is a drug used in children ages 6 and up to treat high blood pressure, a condition commonly seen among children and adolescents who receive kidney transplants. Unfortunately, the appropriate dose of lisinopril in these especially vulnerable patients is not currently known. This PTN study is evaluating the safety of lisinopril in pediatric participants who have a stable functioning kidney transplant and high blood pressure. It is also examining what young bodies do to the drug (a.k.a. the drug’s pharmacokinetics).

Preliminary results are expected later this year.

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