Quinolone Prophylaxis for the Prevention of BK Virus Infection in Kidney Transplantation: A Pilot Study

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

154

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 1, 2011

Primary Completion Date

February 25, 2014

Study Completion Date

February 25, 2014

Conditions
Disease Due to BK PolyomavirusKidney Transplant Infection
Interventions
DRUG

Levofloxacin

500mg, PO, once daily for 3 months

Trial Locations (11)

T6G 2B7

Capital Health - University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton

V5Z 1M9

Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver

V6Z 1Y6

St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver

Unknown

Winnipeg Health Science Center, Winnipeg

QEII Health Science Center, Halifax

St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto

L8N 4A6

St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton

N6A 5A5

London Health Science Center, London

K1H 8L6

The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa

M5G 2N2

University Health Network, Toronto

H3A 1A1

McGill University Health Center, Montreal

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

St. Paul's Hospital, Canada

OTHER

collaborator

Vancouver General Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

University of Alberta

OTHER

collaborator

University of Manitoba

OTHER

collaborator

University Health Network, Toronto

OTHER

collaborator

Unity Health Toronto

OTHER

collaborator

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

OTHER

collaborator

London Health Sciences Centre

OTHER

collaborator

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

OTHER

collaborator

Dalhousie University

OTHER

lead

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

OTHER