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. 2016 Feb 17;17:92. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1220-9

Table 4.

Assessment schedule

12-month study period
Month Baseline 1 3 6 9 Premature end of treatment/withdrawal 12
Visit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Enrolment
  Informed consent X
  Inclusion/Exclusion X
  Randomisation X
  Demography X
  General medical history X
  Transplantation information X
  Viral serology X
  Pregnancy test (β-HCG) X
Interventions
  Trough levels (everolimus, cyclosporine, tacrolimus) X X X X X X
Assessments
  Physical examination X X X
  Vital signs X X X X X X X
  Study medication check X X X X X X
  Haematology/Biochemistry X X X X X X X
  Urinalysis X X X X X X
  Viral assessments X X X X X X
  Serum for non-HLA antibodies and DSA X X X X
  Echocardiography (LVH) X X X
  Protocol renal allograft biopsya X X X
  Biomarker assessmentsb X X X X
  CMV substudyb X X X
  Wound healing complications As necessary
  Rejection episodes
  Indicated renal allograft biopsy
  Dialysis
  AEs/SAEs/Infections/Comments
  Concomitant therapy
  Immunosuppressive therapy
  End of treatment X X
  End of study X X

β-HCG human chorionic gonadotropin, AE adverse events, DSA donor-specific antibodies, HLA human leukocyte antigen, LVH left ventricular hypertrophy, SAE severe adverse events

aNot mandatory. Can be performed according to centre practice

bOnly in selected centres and patients