World Leader in Pancreas Transplant and Islet Transplant

Pancreas Transplant/Islet Transplant Clinical Studies	Sponsor	Lead
Solid organ transplant patients who are at least six months post transplant are invited to participate in a NIH-funded research study investigating non-pharmacological approaches to improve the health and well being of persons living with an organ transplant. The study will compare Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to Living a Healthy Life (LHL). MBSR is an 8-week program that teaches people simple yoga and mindfulness meditation. LHL is an 8-week program where participants learn self-management strategies from peer leaders with similar chronic health conditions. There will be no charge to participants for course materials. For more information call our study coordinator, Val Russas, at (612) 624-6115 or e-mail russa001@umn.edu.	National Institutes of Health	Gross, Cynthia
A Prospective One year, Single-arm, Open-label, Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy of Anti-thymocyte globulin, Leflunomide, Etanercept, Rapamycin and Tacrolimus In Type 1 Diabetic Islet Transplant Recipients		Hering, Bernhard
A one-year, single-center, prospective, open-label study of the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of anti-thymocyte globulin, cyclosporine and RAD In type 1 diabetic Islet transplant recipients	National Institutes of Health	Hering, Bernhard
Evaluation of the Tolerogenic Efficacy of hOKT3 γ (Ala-Ala) and Sirolimus Immunotherapy in Type 1 Diabetic Islet Allograft Recipients	National Institutes of Health	Hering, Bernhard
Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplants involving Prograf and Rapamune in both limbs with randomization to 4 days vs. 6 mos. of prednisone	Wyeth-Ayerst	Kandaswamy, Raja

More trials are in preparation or ongoing. Contact the Transplant Center for more information.