A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, 9-month, Parallel Group Study of Allopurinol to Reduce Left Ventricular Mass in Living Kidney Donors (AL-DON)
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Renal Transplant Donor of Left Kidney, Renal Transplant Donor of Right Kidney
Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital

  
A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, 9-
MONTH, PARALLELL GROUP STUDY OF ALLOPURINOL TO REDUCE 
LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS IN LIVING KIDNEY DONORS (AL-DON) 
 
 
Protocol Identification Number:   AL-DON 
EudraCT Number:   2017-000666-30 
 
 
SPONSOR: 
Anna Varberg Reisæter, Head of Dept., MD, 
PhD 
Department of Nephrology, 
Department of Transplantation Medicine 
Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet 
Pb 4950 Nydalen 
0424 Oslo 
Tel : +47 23 07 19 13  
E-mail: areisate@ous-hf.no 
 
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI): 
Dag Olav Dahle, MD, PhD 
Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet 
Department of Transplantation Medicine 
Pb 4950 Nydalen 
0424 Oslo 
Tel : +47 23 07 35 44 
E-mail: dagdah@ous-hf.no 
 
 
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CONTACT DETAILS  
Sponsor: 
Anna Varberg Reisæter, Head of Dept., MD, PhD 
Department of Nephrology, 
Department of Transplantation Medicine 
Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet 
Pb 4950 Nydalen 
0424 Oslo 
Tel : +47 23 07 19 13 
E-mail: areisate@ous-hf.no 
Principal investigator: 
Dag Olav Dahle, MD, PhD 
Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet 
Department of Transplantation Medicine 
Pb 4950 Nydalen 
0424 Oslo 
Tel : +47 23 07 35 44 
E-mail: dagdah@ous-hf.no 
Participating Department: 
Anna Varberg Reisæter, Head of Dept., MD, PhD 
Department of Nephrology, 
Department of Transplantation Medicine 
Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet 
Pb 4950 Nydalen 
0424 Oslo 
Tel : +47 23 07 19 13 
 
 
Monitor: 
Hasse Khiabani Zaré, MD 
Department of Pharmacology 
Tel : 23 07 08 98 
E-mail: haskhi@ous-hf.no  
 

 
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PROTOCOL SYNOPSIS 
 
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 9-month, parallell group study of allopurinol to reduce left ventricular mass 
in living kidney donors (AL-DON) 
 
Sponsor 
Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway. 
Phase and study type 
Phase IIb interventional efficacy study 
Investigational Medical Product 
(IMP) (including active 
comparator and placebo) :        
Allopurinol and placebo 
Centers: 
Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet 
Study Period: 
 
Estimated date of first patient enrolled: 01.08.2017 
Anticipated recruitment period: 3 years  
Estimated date of last patient completed: 31.12.2021  
Treatment Duration: 
9 months 
Follow-up: 
9 months 
Objectives  
Evaluate if allopurinol lowers left ventricular mass in living kidney donors 
Key secondary objectives are to evaluate if allopurinol lowers blood pressure and 
increases insulin sensitivity 
Endpoints: 
Primary endpoint: Change in left ventricular mass from baseline to month 9 in the 
allopurinol group compared to placebo 
Secondary endpoints: Change from baseline to month 9 in the allopurinol group 
compared to placebo in systolic and diastolic ambulatory blood pressure, systolic and 
diastolic office blood pressure, estimated metabolic clearance rate of glucose, 
estimated insulin sensitivity, estimated first-phase insulin release, estimated second-
phase insulin release, serum uric acid levels, number and doses of antihypertensive 
medications, urinary albumin excreation rate, estimated glomerular filtration rate.  
 

 
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Study Design: 
The study is a single-centre, phase 2b efficacy, 1:1 randomized, double-blind, 
placebo-controlled, 9-month, 2 arm parallell group, interventional trial to assess the 
superiority of allopurinol vs. placebo on reduction of left ventricular mass in living 
kidney donors. 
Main Inclusion Criteria:    
1. Kidney donor ≥ 6 months after donor nephrectomy 
2. Donor nephrectomy undertaken in Norway 
3. Male or female subject ≥ 18 years old 
4. eGFR >30 ml/min/1.73 m2 
5. Signed informed consent and expected cooperation of the patients for the 
treatment and follow up must be obtained and documented according to ICH 
GCP, and national/local regulations. 
Main Exclusion Criteria 
1. Adverse reactions to allopurinol or other xanthine oxidase inhibitors 
2. Use of uric acid lowering therapy within 3 months 
3. History of gout, xanthinuria or other indications for uric acid lowering therapy 
such as cancer chemotherapy 
4. History of renal calculi 
5. History of coronary heart disease 
6. Heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction <45% 
7. History of significant (i.e. non-physiological) cardiac valvular stenosis or 
insufficiency 
8. History of clinically significant hepatic disease including heptatitis B or C 
and/or ALAT (SGPT) above the upper reference limit at screening. 
9. History of HIV or AIDS 
10. Severe systemic infections, current or within the last 6 months 
11. History of malignancy other than localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin, 
treated or untreated, within the past 5 years. 
12. Other life-threatening diseases 
13. Haemoglobin concentration < 11 g/dL(males), <10 g/dL (females); white 
blood cell (WBC) count < 3.5 * 10^9/L; platelet count <50 *10^9/L at 
screening  
14. Use of the following medications at or within 14 days before the screening 
visit: azathioprine, mercaptopurine, vidarabin, chlorpropamide, warfarin, 
tamoxifen, 
theophylline, 
amoxicillin/ampicillin, 
cyclophosphamide, 
doksorubicin, bleomycin, prokarbazin, cyclosporine, didanosine. 
15. Contraindications to MRI, including: Magnetic intracranial clips. Metal 
fragments in orbita. Cochlea (ear) implant. Neurostimulator. Pacemaker/ICD 
or remaining pacemaker electrodes. Harrington rods in thorax. 
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16. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women 
17. Fertile women, unless they are using effective contraception during dosing of 
study treatment 
18. Any reason why, in the opinion of the investigator, the patient should not 
participate. 
Sample Size: 
80 patients 
Efficacy Assessments: 
Left ventricular mass determined by MR cor. 24-h ambulatory blood pressure and 
office blood pressure. Insulin sensitivity and insulin release estimated by oral glucose 
tolerance test according to Stumvoll et al (1). Blood sample analysis of uric acid, 
glucose, insulin, estimated glomerular filtration rate (creatinine-based CKD-EPI 
formula (2)), cholesterol fractions and triglycerides. Urine albumin-creatinine ratio. 
Record of number of antihypertensive medications.  
Safety Assessments: 
All participants will be told to stop study drug and call the study staff in case of fever 
or rash including lesions in mucous membranes. Planned assessment of blood 
sample at day 14 ± 7 including full blood count, renal and liver function tests. 

 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
CONTACT DETAILS ........................................................................................................................................................... 2 
SIGNATURE PAGE ................................................................................................ ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. 
PROTOCOL SYNOPSIS ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS OF TERMS .......................................................................................... 10 
1 
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 
1.1 
Background – Cardiovascular risk in living kidney donors .................................................................................. 11 
1.2 
Background - Therapeutic Information ................................................................................................................ 12 
1.3 
Pre-Clinical & Clinical Experience with Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) ................................................ 12 
1.4 
Rationale for the Study and Purpose .................................................................................................................. 13 
2 
STUDY OBJECTIVES AND RELATED ENDPOINTS .............................................................................................. 14 
2.1 
Primary Endpoint ................................................................................................................................................ 14 
2.2 
Secondary Endpoints .......................................................................................................................................... 14 
3 
OVERALL STUDY DESIGN ..................................................................................................................................... 15 
4 
STUDY POPULATION ............................................................................................................................................. 15 
4.1 
Selection of Study Population ............................................................................................................................. 15 
4.2 
Number of Patients ............................................................................................................................................. 15 
4.3 
Inclusion Criteria ................................................................................................................................................. 15 
4.4 
Exclusion Criteria ................................................................................................................................................ 15 
5 
TREATMENT ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 
5.1 
Drug Identity, Supply and Storage ...................................................................................................................... 16 
5.2 
Dosage and Drug Administration ........................................................................................................................ 16 
5.3 
Duration of Therapy ............................................................................................................................................ 17 
5.4 
Schedule Modifications ....................................................................................................................................... 17 
5.5 
Concomitant Medication ..................................................................................................................................... 17 
5.6 
Subject Compliance ............................................................................................................................................ 17 
5.7 
Drug Accountability ............................................................................................................................................. 17 
5.8 
Drug Labeling ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 
5.9 
Subject Numbering ............................................................................................................................................. 18 
6 
STUDY PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................................................ 18 
6.1 
Flow Chart (Table 1; next page) ......................................................................................................................... 18 
6.2 
By Visit ................................................................................................................................................................ 20 
6.2.1 
Before Treatment Starts ............................................................................................................................... 20 
6.2.2 
Baseline measurements ............................................................................................................................... 21 
6.2.3 
During Treatment .......................................................................................................................................... 21 
6.2.4 
End of Study Visit ......................................................................................................................................... 22 
6.2.5 
Withdrawal Visit ............................................................................................................................................ 22 
6.3 
Criteria for Patient Discontinuation ..................................................................................................................... 22 
6.4 
Procedures for Discontinuation ........................................................................................................................... 23 
6.4.1 
Patient Discontinuation ................................................................................................................................. 23 
6.4.2 
Trial Discontinuation ..................................................................................................................................... 23 
6.5 
Laboratory Tests ................................................................................................................................................. 23 
7 
ASSESSMENTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 
7.1 
Assessment of Efficacy Response ...................................................................................................................... 24 
7.2 
Safety and Tolerability Assessments .................................................................................................................. 24 
8 
SAFETY MONITORING AND REPORTING ............................................................................................................ 24 
8.1 
Definitions ........................................................................................................................................................... 25 
8.1.1 
Adverse Event (AE) ...................................................................................................................................... 25 
8.1.2 
Serious Adverse Event (SAE) ....................................................................................................................... 25 
8.1.3 
Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction (SUSAR) ...................................................................... 25 
8.2 
Expected Adverse Events ................................................................................................................................... 26 
8.3 
Time Period for Reporting AE and SAE .............................................................................................................. 26 
8.4 
Recording of Adverse Events ............................................................................................................................. 26 
8.5 
Reporting Procedure ........................................................................................................................................... 27 
8.5.1 
AEs and SAEs .............................................................................................................................................. 27 
8.5.2 
SUSARs ........................................................................................................................................................ 27 

 
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8.5.3 
Annual Safety Report .................................................................................................................................... 27 
8.5.4 
Clinical Study Report .................................................................................................................................... 27 
8.6 
Procedures in Case of Emergency ..................................................................................................................... 28 
9 
DATA MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING ............................................................................................................ 28 
9.1 
Case Report Forms (CRFs) ................................................................................................................................ 28 
9.2 
Source Data ........................................................................................................................................................ 28 
9.3 
Study Monitoring ................................................................................................................................................. 29 
9.4 
Confidentiality ..................................................................................................................................................... 29 
9.5 
Database management ....................................................................................................................................... 29 
10 
STATISTICAL METHODS AND DATA ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 29 
10.1 Determination of Sample Size ............................................................................................................................ 29 
10.2 Randomization .................................................................................................................................................... 30 
10.2.1 Allocation- sequence generation .................................................................................................................. 30 
10.2.2 Allocation- procedure to randomize a patient ............................................................................................... 30 
10.2.3 Blinding and emergency unblinding .............................................................................................................. 30 
10.3 Population for Analysis ....................................................................................................................................... 30 
10.4 Planned analyses ................................................................................................................................................ 30 
10.5 Statistical Analysis .............................................................................................................................................. 30 
10.5.1 Analysis of Safety ......................................................................................................................................... 31 
11 
STUDY MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 31 
11.1 Investigator Delegation Procedure ...................................................................................................................... 31 
11.2 Protocol Adherence ............................................................................................................................................ 31 
11.3 Study Amendments ............................................................................................................................................. 31 
11.4 Audit and Inspections .......................................................................................................................................... 31 
12 
ETHICAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................. 32 
12.1 Ethics Committee Approval ................................................................................................................................. 32 
12.2 Other Regulatory Approvals ................................................................................................................................ 32 
12.3 Informed Consent Procedure .............................................................................................................................. 32 
12.4 Subject Identification ........................................................................................................................................... 32 
13 
TRIAL SPONSORSHIP AND FINANCING .............................................................................................................. 32 
14 
TRIAL INSURANCE ................................................................................................................................................. 33 
15 
PUBLICATION POLICY ........................................................................................................................................... 33 
16 
REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................................... 34 
17 
LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................................ 37 
APPENDIX A – KEY STUDIES ......................................................................................................................................... 38 
APPENDIX B – DRUG LABELING ................................................................................................................................... 39 
 

 
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS OF TERMS 
Abbreviation or special term 
Explanation 
AE 
Adverse Event  
AL-DON 
Short name of this study 
BP 
Blood Pressure 
CRF 
Case Report Form (paper) 
CSA 
Clinical Study Agreement 
CSR 
Clinical Study Report 
CTC 
Common Toxicity Criteria 
CTCAE 
Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Event 
DAE 
Discontinuation due to Adverse Event 
EC 
Ethics Committee, synonymous to Institutional Review Board (IRB) and 
Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) 
GCP 
Good Clinical Practice 
HOMA-IR 
Homeaostatic Model Assesment-Insulin Resistance 
IB 
Investigator’s  Brochure 
ICF 
Informed Consent Form 
ICH 
International Conference on Harmonization 
IMP 
Investigational Medicinal Product (includes active comparator and placebo) 
IND 
Investigational New Drug 
ITT 
 Intention To Treat 
LVM 
Left Ventricular Mass 
MRI 
Magnetic Resonance Imaging 
OGTT 
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test 
PI 
Principal Investigator 
PP 
Per Protocol 
SAE 
Serious Adverse Event   
SD 
Stable Disease 
SOP 
Standard Operating Procedure 
SUSAR 
Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction 
XOR 
Xanthine dehydrogenase/Oxidoreductase 

 
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1 
INTRODUCTION 
1.1 
Background – Cardiovascular risk in living kidney donors 
Key studies regarding left ventricular hypertrophy in living kidney donors and randomized trials of allopurinol on left 
ventricular mass, blood pressure and insulin resistance are summarized in Appendix A. 
 
Long-term survival in kidney donors 
Kidney donation has long been considered relatively safe, with no impact on the longevity of the donor. In support of this 
view, previous observational studies found similar or better survival in kidney donors compared to the general population 
(3), and similar survival compared to healthy controls over short-term follow-up (< 8 years; (4-6). 
 
In contrast, we recently reported a long-term follow-up study of Norwegian kidney donors, in which we compared their 
survival to healthy controls from the Health Survey in North Trøndelag (HUNT) (7). After a median follow-up of 15.1 
years, the kidney donors experienced a significant increase in both cardiovascular mortality (hazard ratio 1.40 [95% 
confidence interval 1.03-1.91]), and all-cause mortality (HR 1.30 [1.11-1.52]) and a pronounced increased risk of end-
stage renal disease (HR 11.4 [4.4-29.6]). Some of this increased risk may be explained by shared genetics, since 80% of 
donors were first-degree relatives of the recipient, and such genetic relationship has been associated with risk of end-
stage kidney disease and mortality even in non-donors (8). Even though our study does not prove causality from 
donation, this mortality risk resembles what has been found in observational studies in the general population with 
similar reductions in kidney function (9), which may suggest causal effects. Thus, our findings raise concern for the long-
term health risks in kidney donors and highlight the need for strategies to mitigate this risk. 
 
Cardiovascular risk factors in kidney donors 
Several modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in kidney donors have recently been identified. Moody et al. compared risk 
factors in 124 kidney donors and healthy controls over 12 months after donation, and found that donors had significant 
increase in left ventricular mass and several biochemical parameters including serum uric acid, parathyroid hormone, 
fibroblast growth factor-23, C-reactive protein and increased odds of detectable troponin T and micro-albuminuria (10). 
They also found that the reduction in GFR was associated with the increase in left ventricular mass, suggesting that the 
reduced GFR was a causative cardiovascular risk factor. Altmann et al also recently found increased LVM 1 year after 
kidney donation, albeit to a lesser degree than Moody et al (11). Previous studies also found an increase in blood 
pressure in donors (12, 13), although this was not seen in the latest studies by Moody et al and Altmann et al (10, 11). 
Few studies describe insulin resistance in kidney donors. A cross-sectional study found increased homeostasis model 
assessment of insulin resistance in 14 donors vs. 25 healthy controls (14). An American study found that metabolic 
syndrome in donors was associated with a protracted recovery of kidney function (15). 
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) 
LVH is a major cardiovascular risk factor. In the Framingham Heart study, LVH was second only to age as a predictor of 
cardiovascular events, cardiovascular death and total mortality (16). Similarly, LVH is a strong risk factor in patients with 
chronic kidney disease (17). Control of blood pressure by antihypertensive agents has been shown to regress LVH, 
other treatment options include weight loss and sodium restriction (18, 19). LVH is increasingly prevalent in higher 
stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and present in most patients on dialysis, indicating that renal dysfunction may 
be a causal factor (20). The finding by Moody et al. of an increased left ventricular mass without an elevation in blood 
pressure supports this causality (10). Notably, regression of LVH is associated with improved prognosis, independently 
of changes in blood pressure (21, 22). This indicates that therapies directed at LVH beyond control of blood pressure 
could be of benefit.  
 
Uric acid 
Uric acid lowering therapy may be a new strategy to improve LVH. Recent studies in patients with CKD (23), type 2 
diabetes (24) and ischemic heart disease (25) found regression in left ventricular mass with allopurinol. As uric acid 
levels increase after kidney donation (10), such a strategy may be of particular value in kidney donors. 
 
Uric acid has been debated for more than 130 years as a causal factor in human cardiovascular and renal disease (26). 
Studies in rodents undertaken since year 2000 found that uric acid which is increased experimentally, causes 
hypertension, metabolic syndrome and kidney disease (27-29). Indeed, uric acid fulfils both the causal Bradford-Hill 
criteria and the Henle-Kochs postulates for rodent hypertension (30). A landmark study by Feig et al. in 2008 

 
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documented that blocking uric acid synthesis with allopurinol lowers blood pressure in human hypertensive adolescents 
as well (31). In a later study, probenecid, a uricosuric durg, lowered blood pressure to a similar extent as allopurinol (32). 
Uric acid is the final break-down product of purines in man (from DNA, RNA, ATP, cAMP), two thirds is excreted through 
the kidney in a complex process involving glomerular filtration and tubular reabsorption and secretion, the rest through 
the gut. The last two steps in the synthesis is catalyzed by the enzyme xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidoreductase (XOR), 
which under certain conditions (ie ischemia) may donate electrons to molecular oxygen, yielding superoxide, a free 
radical (33). XOR is distributed in various organs including the liver, gut, lung, kidney, heart, brain and plasma and the 
capillary endothelial cells of the myocardium. Most mammals except human and great apes posess uricase which further 
breaks down uric acid to allantoin, a more water soluble molecule. Uric acid is an extracellular antioxidant, and 
evolutionary benefits of the higher human uric acid levels have been discussed (34). Uric acid levels can be increased by 
increased alimentary intake, increased production or reduced elimination. The production increases in states of 
catabolism or tissue break down, as in cancer chemotherapy, and by hypoxia, limb ischemia, major surgery, coronary 
artery disease and heart failure (35). The renal excretion of uric acid is reduced in kidney failure or by drugs such as 
diuretics and calcineurin-inhibitors (36). Uric acid and/or XOR activity impairs endothelial cell function, stimulates 
vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, stimulates inflammation and upregulates the renin-angiotensin system (26, 
35). In rodents uric acid stimulates inflammation in adipose tissue and induces insulin resistance, which is reversible by 
allopurinol (37). 
 
1.2 
Background - Therapeutic Information 
Kidney donors are followed clinically on a regular basis. Norwegian donors are seen by their local nephrologist at 3 
months, 6 months and 1 year after nephrectomy, then yearly up to 5 years and thereafter every fifth year. There is a 
particular emphasis on blood pressure, renal function and proteinuria, and cardiovascular drugs are prescribed for 
similar indications as in the general population. There are no current recommendations for uric acid lowering therapy 
other than for patients with gout or certain types of kidney stones, as in the general population.  
Potential cardiovascular benefits of allopurinol have gained attention during the last two decades and been extensively 
reviewed (38, 39). Key human pilot studies regarding hypertension, left ventricular mass and insulin resistance are 
summarized in Appendix A.  
Allopurinol was initially developed as an anti-neoplastic agent, but the ability to reduce uric acid by inhibition of xanthine 
dehydrogrenase/oxidoreductase (XOR) led to its use in gout and hyperuricemia. Allopurinol is a competitive inhibitor of 
XOR at low doses and noncompetitive at high levels. It is metabolized by XOR to oxypurinol which also is a 
noncompetitive inhibitor of XOR; direct free radical scavenging effects have also been described (38). Allopurinol 
improves endothelial dysfunction in a dose-dependent manner by reducing oxidative stress, whereas probenecid does 
not (40). The highest dose (600 mg allopurinol) completely abolished residual oxidative stress (as evaluated by vitamin C 
co-infusion), and was suggested for future studies of XOR inhibition in reducing cardiovascular events (39, 40). 
1.3 
Pre-Clinical & Clinical Experience with Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP)  
The studies below are summarized in Appendix A. 
Proof-of-principle in human of a blood pressure (BP) lowering effect of allopurinol was provided by Feig et al in 2008 
(31). In this trial, 30 adolescents with newly diagnosed, never-treated hypertension and uric acid levels ≥ 357 µmol/L 
were included in a randomized cross-over trial of allopurinol 200 mg x 2 vs placebo. Treatment and placebo were 
administered for 4 weeks each, with an intervening 2 weeks wash-out period. For casual BP, the mean change in 
systolic BP for allopurinol was -6.9 mmHg vs -2.0 mmHg for placebo (p<0.009), and the mean change in diastolic BP for 
allopurinol was -5.1 mmHg vs -2.4 for placebo (p=0.05). Similarly, for 24-hour ambulatory BP, the mean change in 
systolic BP for allopurinol was -6.3 mmHg vs 0.8 mmHg for placebo (p=0.001) and mean change in diastolic BP for 
allopurinol -4.6 mmHg vs -0.3 mmHg for placebo (p=0.004). These reductions in BP were similar to what is achieved 
with standard antihypertensive medications. Systemic vascular resistance and plasma renin activity decreased with 
treatment, pointing to a mechanism by which allopurinol lowers BP. Animal studies support this mechanism, by 
demonstrating that uric acid stimulates renin expression (27).  
A question raised by the latter study was if the effect of allopurinol on BP was caused by a reduction in uric acid per se 
or by an inhibition of xanthine oxidase and superoxide production. In 2012, the same authors therefore tested whether 

 
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probenecid, a uricosuric drug, could be similarly effective as allopurinol to reduce BP (32). This latter study included 60 
obese pre-hypertensive adolescents, randomized to allopurinol, probenecid or placebo for 8 weeks (n=20 in each group; 
double-blinded). The first week allopurinol was administered 100 mg x 2 (i.e. twice daily) and probenecid 250 mg x 2, the 
remaining 7 weeks allopurinol was administered 200 mg x 2 and probenecid 500 mg x 2. At the end of treatment, BP 
was similarly lowered in both treatment groups, with a fall in systolic BP of about 10 mmHg and diastolic BP of about 8 
mmHg, significantly different from the placebo group in which BP was unchanged. This study indicates that lowering uric 
acid per se could rectify pre-hypertension.  
Effects of allopurinol on several cardiovascular risk factos in humans were also described in a recent Chinese study, 
published in 2015 by Liu et al (41). The primary endpoint was the carotid intima-media thickness, secondary endpoints 
included blood pressure, insulin resistance (assessed by homeaostatic model assesment-insulin resistance [HOMA-IR]) 
and hs-CRP. Renal function and blood lipids were also reported.This was a 3-year open-labeled randomized study of 
allopurinol, and included 176 patients with type 2 diabetes and asymptomatic hyperuricemia (serum uric acid between 
420 to 476 µmol/L), excluding patients with gout, hypertension, renal insufficiency, severe cardiac, hepatic or cerebral 
disease, or use of certaint medications, including ACE-inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers or drugs affecting uric 
acid levels. In the intervention arm allopurinol was given if uric acid levels exceeded 420 µmol/L, starting at 100 mg and 
titrated to achieve uric acid levels below 360 µmol/L (dose range 100 to 450 mg/day, average 234±87 mg/day). Uric acid 
was lowered by 104 ± 19 µmol/L in the allopurinol group (to 329 ± 19 µmol/L), but was unaltered in the control group at 
455 ± 12 µmol/L. Compared to controls, the allopurinol group had less progression in carotid intima-media thickness 
(0.02±0.03 vs 0.07±0.03 mm; p<0.001), less increase in blood pressure (rise in systolic BP 2±3 vs 6±2 mmHg, p<0.001; 
rise in diastolic BP 1±3 vs 4±2 mmHg, p<0.001), and non-significantly less incident hypertension (6.8% vs 13.6%, 
p=0.14). Insulin resistance as assessed by HOMA-IR increased less (0.10±0.15 vs 0.21±0.19; p<0.001), but fasting 
glucose, 2h postprandial glucose and HbA1c were unchanged (all p>0.59). hs-CRP increased less (0.15±0.19 vs 
0.35±0.19; p<0.001). HDL was less reduced (-0.02±0.03 vs -0.04±0.03; p=0.001), triglycerides increased less 
(0.12±0.12 vs 0.29±0.16; p<0.001), whereas LDL and total-cholesterol levels were unaltered (p>0.82). eGFR was also 
more preserved (-0.8±3.9 vs -4.9±5.0 mL/min/1.73m2; p<0.001) in the allopurinol group. 
Three studies have described reduction in MR cor- derived left ventricular mass with allopurinol treatment (23-25). The 
first of these studies, published in 2011 by Kao et al, randomized 67 patients with stage 3 CKD and LVH to 300 mg 
allopurinol or placebo for 9 months, of whom 53 patients completed the study (allopurinol, n=27; placebo, n=26). Left 
ventricular mass indexed to body surface area (LVMI) was reduced in the allopurinol group (-1.42 ± 4.67 g/m2) 
compared with the placebo group (+1.28 ± 4.45 g/m2), p=0.036, i.e. a difference in change of -2.7 g/m2. LVM change in 
absolute values (i.e. not indexed for BSA) was not reported. A later study in patients with ischemic heart disease and 
LVH randomized 66 patients to 600 mg (300 mg x 2) allopurinol or placebo for 9 months, of whom 55 completed the 
study (allopurinol, n=27; placebo, n=28). Left ventricular mass was reduced in the allopurinol group (-5.2 ± 5.8 g) 
compared with the placebo group (-1.3 ± 4.48 g), p=0.007, i.e. a difference in change of -3.89 g (95% CI -1.1 to -6.7). A 
similar study in patients with type 2 diabetes and LVH randomized 66 patients to 600 mg (300 mg x 2) allopurinol or 
placebo for 9 months, of whom 55 completed the study (allopurinol, n=26; placebo, n=29). Left ventricular mass was 
reduced in the allopurinol group (-2.65 ± 5.91 g) compared with the placebo group (+1.21 ± 5.10 g), p=0.012, i.e. a 
difference in change of -3.89 g (95% CI -1.1 to -6.7), i.e. a difference in change of -3.86 g. None of these studies found 
significant changes in blood pressure. In summary, 9 months of allopurinol was associated with a similar regression in 
LVM of about 3.9 g. 
In addition to the afore mentioned effects on blood pressure and left ventricular mass, pilot studies with allopurinol 
suggest renoprotection (42-46), anti-ischemic properties in angina pectoris (47) and improved myocardial efficiency in 
dilated cardiomyopathy (48). Some discrepant studies exist regarding cardiovascular benefit of allopurinol. Two studies 
in patients with acute myocardial infarction came to different conclusions regarding the resulting infarct size (49, 50). A 
study in 405 heart failure patients failed to show clinical improvements, although post-hoc analysis suggested benefits in 
patients with elevated uric acid in a manner correlating with the degree of uric acid reduction (51). A later study of 
allopurinol in 253 heart failure patients with hyperuricemia (>565 µmol/L) failed to demonstrate improvement in clinical 
status, exercise capacity, quality of life or left ventricular ejection fraction within 24 weeks of treatment (52).  
1.4 
Rationale for the Study and Purpose 
This project aims to clarify potential benefit to kidney donors of allopurinol treatment regarding three surrogate 
cardiovascular endpoints; left ventricular mass, blood pressure and insulin sensitivity. Improvements in these endpoints 

 
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would be an indication for a lower risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, but would need to be verified in larger 
studies. 
Regarding the design, the main advantage of a randomized experiment (vs.an observational study) is to balance both 
measured and unmeasured confounding variables. Blinded placebo control is used to create a more valid comparator 
group. This is particularly important since a differential behavoiur between the study arms, for instance a differential 
change in diet, may create a bias. Blinding of the study staff is also important for unbiased measurements. 
Regarding the dose of allopurinol, as described in Section 1.2, 600 mg was suggested in a study on oxidative stress (39, 
40), and two of the three former trials of allopurinol and left ventricular mass used this dose (23-25). In patients with 
reduced kidney function the active metabolite oxypurinol may accumulate, and the study on left ventricular mass in 
patients with CKD used a dose of 300 mg (23). We therefore plan to use 300 mg of allopurinol. 
 
2 
STUDY OBJECTIVES AND RELATED ENDPOINTS 
2.1 
Primary Endpoint  
Change in left ventricular mass measured by cardiac MRI from baseline to month 9 in the allopurinol group compared to 
placebo 
2.2 
Secondary Endpoints 
Change from baseline to month 9 in the allopurinol group compared to placebo for the following parameters 
• 
Systolic and diastolic ambulatory blood pressure, and systolic and diastolic office blood pressure 
• 
Insulin sensitivity estimated according to Stumvoll et al using the oral glucose tolerance test (1), i.e. estimated 
metabolic clearance rate of glucose and estimated insulin sensitivity index 
• 
1st and 2nd phase insulin release estimated according to Stumvoll et al using the oral glucose tolerance test (1) 
• 
Other secondary variables: Blood sample analysis of uric acid, glucose, insulin, estimated glomerular filtration rate 
(creatinine-based CKD-EPI formula (2)), cholesterol fractions and triglycerides. Urine albumin-creatinine ratio. 
Number of antihypertensive medications. 

 
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3 
OVERALL STUDY DESIGN 
The study is a single-centre, phase 2b efficacy, 1:1 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 9-month, 2 arm 
parallell group, interventional trial to assess the superiority of allopurinol vs. placebo on reduction of left ventricular mass 
in living kidney donors. 
Study Period 
 
Estimated date of first patient enrolled: 01.08.2017 
Anticipated recruitment period: 3 years 
Estimated date of last patient completed: 31.12.2021 
Treatment Duration: 
9 months 
Follow-up: 
9 months 
4 
STUDY POPULATION 
4.1 
Selection of Study Population 
Living kidney donors. Recruitment will start among donors residing near Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet. 
4.2 
Number of Patients 
The target is to include 80 living kidney donors. 
4.3 
Inclusion Criteria 
All of the following conditions must apply to the prospective patient at screening prior to receiving study agent (e.g.): 
1. Kidney donor ≥ 6 months after donor nephrectomy 
2. Donor nephrectomy undertaken in Norway 
3. Male or female subject ≥ 18 years old 
4. Signed informed consent and expected cooperation of the patients for the treatment and follow up must be obtained 
and documented according to ICH GCP, and national/local regulations. 
4.4 
Exclusion Criteria 
Patients will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following criteria: 
1. Adverse reactions to allopurinol or other xanthine oxidase inhibitors 
2. Use of uric acid lowering therapy within 3 months 
3. History of gout, xanthinuria or other indications for uric acid lowering therapy such as cancer chemotherapy 
4. History of renal calculi 

 
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5. History of coronary heart disease 
6. Heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction <45% 
7. History of significant (i.e. non-physiological) cardiac valvular stenosis or insufficiency 
8. History of clinically significant hepatic disease including heptatitis B or C and/or ALAT (SGPT) above the upper 
reference limit at screening. 
9. History of HIV or AIDS 
10. Severe systemic infections, current or within the last 6 months 
11. History of malignancy other than localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin, treated or untreated, within the past 
5 years. 
12. Other life-threatening diseases 
13. Haemoglobin concentration < 11 g/dL(males), <10 g/dL (females); white blood cell (WBC) count < 3.5 * 10^9/L; 
platelet count <50 *10^9/L at screening  
14. Use of the following medications at or within 14 days before the screening visit: azathioprine, mercaptopurine, 
vidarabin, chlorpropamide, warfarin, tamoxifen, theophylline, amoxicillin/ampicillin, cyclophosphamide, 
doksorubicin, bleomycin, prokarbazin, cyclosporine, didanosine. 
15. Contraindications to MRI, including: Magnetic intracranial clip. Metal fragment in orbita. Cochlea (ear) implant. 
Neurostimulator. Pacemaker/ICD or remaining pacemaker electrode. Harrington rod in thorax. Claustrophobia. 
Unable to lie supine. 
16. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women 
17. Fertile women, unless they are using effective contraception during dosing of study treatment 
18. Any reason why, in the opinion of the investigator, the patient should not participate. 
 
 
 
5 
TREATMENT 
For this study allopurinol and placebo are defined as Investigational Medicinal Product(s) (IMP). 
5.1 
Drug Identity, Supply and Storage 
Allopurinol 300 mg and corresponding placebo. 
Allopurinol tablets will be purchased commercially from Takeda (Allopur 100 mg), while placebo will be made at Kragerø 
Tablettproduksjon AS. Both active study drug and placebo will be over encapsulated to assure identical appearance. 
Storage and preparation of both allopurinol and placebo (IMP) will be according to the package leaftlet for allopurinol. 
5.2 
Dosage and Drug Administration  
Capsules containing allopurinol 300 mg or matching placebo (IMP) are taken by mouth once daily. The capsule is 
preferably taken with food and swallowed whole with water. If a dose is missed, it should be taken as soon as the trial 

 
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participant remembers until 12 hours after scheduled intake, after that the patient should wait until next scheduled dose.. 
A double dose should not be taken on the same day. 
5.3 
Duration of Therapy 
The intended duration of treatment with allopurinol or matching placebo is 9 months (acceptable range 8-11 months). 
Treatment should continue up to and including the day of assessment of outcome data, unless unacceptable toxicity is 
encountered.  
Study subjects may also discontinue protocol therapy in the following instances: 
• 
Intercurrent illness which would in the judgment of the investigator effect patient safety, the ability to deliver 
treatment or the primary study endpoints 
• 
Request by patient  
 
5.4 
Schedule Modifications 
In case of unacceptable toxicity the IMP is discontinued  
In case of minor side effects potentially related to treatment, the IMP may also be discontinued. If the symptoms resolve 
within 21 days, the IMP may be re-introduced. If IMP is discontinued >21 days the study subject will be defined as poor 
adherent (Section 5.6), and need not resume the IMP treatment. 
5.5 
Concomitant Medication 
The following medication is not allowed while the patient is in the treatment phase of the study: 
Medications mentioned as exclusion criteria (Section 4.4 pt 29): azathioprine, mercatptopurine, other 
immunosuppressive therapy, warfarin, ampicillin, theophylline, chlorpropamide, vidarabine, didanosien, cytotoxic drugs. 
All concomitant medication (incl. “over-the-counter” drugs) used by the patient will be recorded in the patient’s file and 
CRF.  
5.6 
Subject Compliance 
The procedure for determining adherence in this study is to ask the patients to write a medical diary of the doses taken. 
Poor adherence is defined if the IMP is taken in less than 80% of the treatment period or if IMP is discontinued for more 
than 21 subsequent days. Patients with poor adherence will be regarded as part of the ITT population, but not the PP 
population. An estimate of remaining capsules will also be performed at study end from returned used and unused pill 
boxes. 
5.7 
Drug Accountability 
The responsible site personnel will confirm receipt of study drug and will use the study drug only within the framework of 
this clinical study and in accordance with this protocol. Receipt, distribution, return, and destruction (if any) of the study 
drug must be properly documented according to the sponsor’s agreed and specified procedures.  
Active study drug will be purchased commercially, while placebo will be made at Kragerø Tablettproduksjon AS. Both 
active study drug and placebo will be over encapsulated in order to maintain the blinding. Kragerø Tablettproduksjon AS 
will perform the production of study medication and provide the details on drug accountability. The IMP will be delivered 
from Kragerø Tablettfabrikk to the study investigator at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet and documented in the 
investigator site file. The IMP will be stored in a locked cabinett at a maximum of 25 degrees Celcius. Administration of 
drug will be in accordance with numbered envelopes containing the number of the allocated drug package, which will be 
recorded in the CRF. Trial participants will be asked to write a medical diary of the doses taken. At the end of study, 
used and unused pill boxed will be returned to the study staff, and remaining capsules will be estimated. Unused 

 
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medicinal product or waste material will be disposed of in accordance with local requirements, i.e. delivered to pharmacy 
for destruction. 
 
5.8 
Drug Labeling 
 
The investigational product will have a label permanently affixed to the outside and will be labeled according with ICH 
GCP and national regulations, stating that the material is for clinical trial / investigational use only and should be kept out 
of reach of children. Label layout will be provided by Kragerø Tablettproduksjon AS. 
 
Labels will also include the following information (in Norwegian) for: 
- Protocol code 
- Name of Principal Investigator 
- Patient’s enrolment code 
- Patient’s initials 
- Delivery date 
- Expiration date 
- Batch number 
 
5.9 
Subject Numbering 
Each subject is identified in the study by a unique subject number that is assigned when subject signs the Informed 
Consent Form. Once assigned the subject number cannot be reused for any other subject.  
The study treatment will be dispensed to the subject by authorized site personnel only. 
6 
STUDY PROCEDURES 
6.1 
Flow Chart (Table 1; next page) 

 
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Table 1.  Trial flow chart  
 
Screening/baseline 
Treatment Period 
End of 
treatment visit7 
 
Withdrawal visit 
(if applicable) 
 
Time 
Screening 
Baseline5 
D1 
D 14±7 
 
D 275 (-30 to 
+60) 
 
Dx 
 
Informed consent 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inclusion/exclusion 
Evaluation 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Medical History 
X 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical Examination 
X 
X 
 
 
 
X 
 
X 
 
Vital signs1) 
X 
X 
 
 
 
X 
 
X 
 
Blood samples2) 
X 
X 
 
X 
 
X 
 
X 
 
Urine samples3) 
 
X 
 
 
 
X 
 
X 
 
Biobanking of blood 
 
X 
 
 
 
X 
 
 
 
Pregnancy test 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Randomization 
 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Treatment dispensation 
 
X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cardiac MRI 
 
X 
 
 
 
X 
 
 
 
OGTT 
 
X 
 
 
 
X 
 
 
 
24h blood pressure 
 
X 
(X)6 
 
 
X 
 
 
 
Adverse event4 
 
 
 
X 
 
X 
 
X 
 
Record of concomitant 
medication & drug diary 
X 
X 
 
X 
 
X 
 
X 
 
1. Blood pressure, pulse, temperature, weight.  
2. CRP, Hb, WBC (incl.differential counting), PLT, Na, K, Ca, creatinine, ASAT, ALAT, LD, ALP, γGT, INR, albumin, bilirubin. 
3. Urine for stix (glucose, blood and protein) and albumin-creatinine ratio. 
4. Notably skin eruptions, infections, abdominal pain, nausea, leucopenia, pathologic liver function tests 
5. Screening results can be used as baseline values if screening was undertaken within 21 days prior to treatment. All procedures need not be on the same day. 
6. If baseline 24h BP record ends on D1, the investigational medicinal product (IMP; i.e. the study drug) should be started after the 24h BP record has finished. 
7. All procedures need not be on the same day, but should preferably be undertaken while trial participant is still taking the IMP. 

 
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6.2 
By Visit 
6.2.1 
Before Treatment Starts  
Visit 1: Consent and screening.  
 
Informed consent 
• 
Informed consent must have been given voluntarily by each subject before any study specific procedures are 
initiated. The following tests will be done at screening, and may be used as baseline values as long as ≤ 21 
days prior to treatment start. 
 
Clinical status 
• 
Medical history (including disease history and corresponding treatment details), physical examination eg. 
(cor/pulm/abdomen and peripheral lymph node status), vital signs (weight, blood pressure, temperature and 
pulse) 
 
Concomitant medication 
• 
All concomitant medication (incl. “over-the-counter” drugs) used by the subject within 14 days before screening 
visit must be recorded in the CRF. 
 
Laboratory analysis 
• 
Blood samples will be taken to determine absence of exclusion criteria regarding renal function, hematology or 
liver function: CRP, Hb, WBC (incl. differential counting), PLT, Na, K, Ca, creatinine, ASAT, ALAT, LD, ALP, 
γGT, INR, albumin, bilirubin. In addition: cholesterol fractions and triglycerides. 
 
 
Women of childbearing potential 
A woman is considered of childbearing potential (WOCBP), i.e. fertile, following menarche and until becoming 
post-menopausal unless permanently sterile. Permanent sterilisation methods include hysterectomy, bilateral 
salpingectomy and bilateral oophorectomy. 
Inclusion of WOCBP will only be performed after a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test. The inclusion of 
WOCBP requires use of a highly effective contraceptive measure. Such methods include: 
- combined (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of 
ovulation: 
 
- oral 
 
- intravaginal 
 
- transdermal 
- progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation: 
 
- oral 
 
- injectable 
 
- implantable 
- intrauterine device (IUD) 
- intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS) 
- bilateral tubal occlusion 
- vasectomised partner 
- sexual abstinence 
Contraception should be maintained during treatment and until the end of relevant systemic exposure (90 days 
after study completion). All eligibility criteria should be assessed together with relevant baseline parameters 
prior to study inclusion (inclusion/exclusion criteria). Additional pregnancy testing should be considered taking 
into account, amongst others, the duration of the trial. 
 
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6.2.2 
Baseline measurements 
Visit 2: Baseline measurements. 
• 
May be performed same day as screening. May use screening measurements as baseline values if screening 
was undertaken within 21 days prior to treatment. May involve several visits (for instance, cardiac MRI on a 
separate day). 
 
Clinical status 
• 
Refer to Section 6.2.1. 
 
Concomitant medication 
• 
Refer to Section 6.2.1. 
 
Laboratory analysis 
• 
Blood samples: CRP, Hb, WBC (incl. differential counting), PLT, Na, K, Ca, creatinine, ASAT, ALAT, LD, ALP, 
γGT, INR, albumin, bilirubin, cholesterol fractions and triglycerides. 
• 
Biobanking of blood, plasma and serum 
• 
OGTT 
• 
Urine samples: Stix for glucose, blood, protein. Albumine-creatinine ratio 
 
 
Women of childbearing potential 
Refer to Section 6.2.1.  
 
Re-evaluate patient eligibility if Screening was undertaken >21 days prior to treatment: 
 
Assess baseline values of parameters used as end-points 
• 
Office BP x 3  
• 
OGTT 
• 
Cardiac MRI 
• 
24h BP (started before or at this visit)  
 
Enrolment  
• 
Randomization (from here the trial subject is considered enrolled and part of the ITT population) 
• 
Dispensation of IMP (treatment is not to be started until baseline measurements are completed, i.e. after 24h 
BP recording is finished) 
 
6.2.3 
During Treatment 
 
Visit 3: Day 14±7 Safety visit  
• 
Blood samples: CRP, Hb, WBC (incl. differential counting), PLT, Na, K, Ca, creatinine, ASAT, ALAT, LD, ALP, 
γGT, INR, albumin, bilirubin. 
• 
Record adverse events 
• 
Record of concomitant medications (incl. “over-the-counter” drugs) 

 
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6.2.4 
End of Study Visit 
 
Visit 4: Day 275 (-30 to + 60) End of Study Visit 
• 
The following recordings/procedures may be performed on separate days if necessary. The IMP is preferentially 
continued until completion of outcome assessments. 
• 
Physical examination eg. (cor/pulm/abdomen and peripheral lymph node status), vital signs (weight, blood 
pressure, temperature and pulse)  
• 
Record of concomitant medications (incl. “over-the-counter” drugs) and lost doses of IMP from drug diary 
• 
Blood samples: CRP, Hb, WBC (incl. differential counting), PLT, Na, K, Ca, creatinine, ASAT, ALAT, LD, ALP, 
γGT, INR, albumin, bilirubin, cholesterol fractions and triglycerides. 
• 
Biobanking of blood, plasma and serum 
• 
Urine samples: Stix for glucose, blood and protein. Albumine-creatinine ratio 
 
• 
Office BP x 3  
• 
OGTT 
• 
Cardiac MRI 
• 
24h BP (started before or at this visit)  
 
• 
Record adverse events 
• 
Return of used and unused pill boxes and medical diary 
 
6.2.5 
Withdrawal Visit 
 
Visit X: Withdrawal Visit 
• 
All subjects that participate in the trial have the right to withdraw from the study at any time. 
• 
The reason for withdrawal / discontinuation must be recorded in the CRF if the trial subject agrees to.  
• 
If the trial subject agrees to, a clinical visit may be arranged, preferentially including the following 
o Record adverse events 
o Record of concomitant medications (incl. “over-the-counter” drugs) and lost doses of IMP from drug 
diary 
o Physical examination eg. (cor/pulm/abdomen and peripheral lymph node status), vital signs (weight, 
blood pressure, temperature and pulse)  
o Blood samples: CRP, Hb, WBC (incl. differential counting), PLT, Na, K, Ca, creatinine, ASAT, ALAT, 
LD, ALP, γGT, INR, albumin, bilirubin, cholesterol fractions, triglycerides, uric acid 
o Urine samples: Stix for glucose, blood and protein. Albumin-creatinine ratio 
• 
Any significant adverse events should be followed until the outcome either is recovered or resolved, 
recovering/resolving, not recovered/not resolved, recovered/resolved with sequelae, fatal or unknown. 
• 
Withdrawal due to non-attendance will be followed up by the Investigator. For all patients, including patients 
who withdraw from the study, all documentation should be as complete as possible. 
6.3 
Criteria for Patient Discontinuation  
Patients may be discontinued from study treatment and assessments at any time. Specific reasons for discontinuing a 
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• 
Voluntary discontinuation by the patient who is at any time free to discontinue his/her participation in the study, 
without prejudice to further treatment. 
• 
Safety reason as judged by the Principal Investigator 
• 
Major protocol deviation 
• 
Incorrect enrolment ie, the patient does not meet the required inclusion/exclusion criteria for the study 
• 
Patient lost to follow-up 
• 
A female patient becoming pregnant 
• 
Patient’s non-adherence to study treatment and/or procedures 
6.4 
Procedures for Discontinuation 
6.4.1 
Patient Discontinuation 
Trial subjects who withdraw or are withdrawn from the study, will stop further treatment. Please refer to Section 6.2.4 
“withdrawal visit” for details. In summary: If the trial subjects agree to 
• 
The reason for discontinuation shall be recorded 
• 
A withdrawal visit should be arranged 
The investigator is obliged to follow up any significant adverse events until the outcome either is recovered or resolved, 
recovering/resolving, not recovered/not resolved, recovered/resolved with sequelae, fatal or unknown. 
 
Patient’s who withdraw or are withdrawn from the study before randomization, will be replaced.  
6.4.2 
Trial Discontinuation 
The whole trial may be discontinued at the discretion of the PI /  sponsor in the event of any of the following: 
• 
Occurrence of AEs unknown to date in respect of their nature, severity and duration 
• 
Medical or ethical reasons affecting the continued performance of the trial 
• 
Difficulties in the recruitment of patients 
 
The PI / sponsor will inform all investigators, the relevant Competent Authorities and Ethics Committees of the 
termination of the trial along with the reasons for such action. If the study is terminated early on grounds of safety, the 
Competent Authorities and Ethics Committees will be informed within 15 days. 
6.5 
Laboratory Tests 
Blood samples (CRP, Hb, WBC [incl.differential counting], PLT, Na, K, Ca, creatinine, ASAT, ALAT, LD, ALP, γGT, INR, 
albumin, bilirubin, cholesterol fractions, triglycerides, uric acid) and urine samples (stix for glucose, blood and protein, 
and albumin-creatinine ratio) will be collected. These are all routine samples that will be collected, handled and analysed 
at the Department of Medical Biochemistry in accordance with hospital/laboratory standard procedures. Biobanking of 
blood will be performed for measurement of uric acid and for post hoc analyses. Samples for the biobank include 4 ml 
EDTA full blood, 4 ml of serum (w/o gel) and 4 ml of EDTA plasma. After 30-120 minutes the two latter blood samples 
are centrifuged at 3250 rpm for 10 minutes and the serum and plasma separated and each aliquoted in 4 cryo vials. All 
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7 
ASSESSMENTS  
7.1 
Assessment of Efficacy Response 
Assessments for the following efficacy parameters will be determined both at baseline and at end of treatment (i.e. 9 
months): 
 
Left ventricular mass 
Examinations will be performed on a Siemens 1.5 T MR unit at Oslo University Hospital, Aker, using a phased array coil. 
 
Ambulatory blood pressure 
24-hour ambulatory blood pressure will be measured with the Oscar2 apparatus (SunTech Medical, Inc. Morrisville, NC 
U.S.A). Mean overall systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be used. 
 
Office blood pressure 
Office blood pressure will be measured seated after ten minutes rest by Dyna Map (Tuff.-Cuff, CAS Medical system Inc.) 
and the mean of the two last out of three measurements will be used. 
 
Insulin sensitivity and insulin release 
The metabolic clearance rate of glucose, insulin sensitivity index, 1st and 2nd phase of insulin release will be estimated 
according to Stumvoll et al. using an oral glucose tolerance test (1). Measurements of plasma glucose (G) and insulin (I) 
before (G+I), 30 (G+I), 90 (G) and 120 (G+I) minutes following an oral administration of 75 g glucose dissolved in 3 dl 
water. 
 
Other 
Serum uric acid (from biobanked serum), urinary albumin excreation rate and estimated glomerular filtration rate will be 
measured in accordance with laboratory standard procedures. The glomerular filtration rate is estimated from creatinine 
values, using the CKD-EPI formula (2). 
 
7.2 
Safety and Tolerability Assessments  
Safety will be monitored by the assessments described below as well as the collection of AEs at every visit. Significant 
findings that are present prior to the signing of informed consent must be included in the relevant medical history/ current 
medical condition page of the CRF. 
For details on AE collection and reporting, refer to Section 8, and for the expected AEs to Section 8.2.. 
For the assessment schedule refer to Flow chart in Section 6.1. 
A safety visit at week 2 will include assessment of blood samples to detect side effects from allopurinol: CRP, Hb, WBC 
(incl. differential counting), PLT, Na, K, Ca, creatinine, ASAT, ALAT, LD, ALP, γGT, INR, albumin, bilirubin. 
Trial participants will be offered clinical visit if AE is suspected at other time points during the study. 
 
8 
SAFETY MONITORING AND REPORTING 
The investigator is responsible for the detection and documentation of events meeting the criteria and definition of an 
adverse event (AE) or serious adverse event (SAE). Each patient will be instructed to contact the investigator 
immediately should they manifest any signs or symptoms they perceive as serious. 
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8.1 
Definitions 
8.1.1 
Adverse Event (AE) 
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not 
necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.  
An adverse event (AE) can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), 
symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not related 
to the medicinal (investigational) product.  
The term AE is used to include both serious and non-serious AEs. 
Expected AE from treatment with allopurinol are those side effects listed in the SmPC will be recorded in the CRF, listed 
in the annual and final report according to guidelines. 
If an abnormal laboratory value/vital sign are associated with clinical signs and symptoms, the sign/symptom should be 
reported as an AE and the associated laboratory result/vital sign should be considered additional information that must 
be collected on the relevant CRF. 
8.1.2 
Serious Adverse Event (SAE) 
Any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose:  
 
• 
Results in death 
• 
Is immediately life-threatening 
• 
Requires in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization  
• 
Results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity 
• 
Is a congenital abnormality or birth defect 
• 
Is an important medical event that may jeopardize the subject or may require medical intervention to prevent 
one of the outcomes listed above. 
Medical and scientific judgment is to be exercised in deciding on the seriousness of a case. Important medical events 
may not be immediately life-threatening or result in death or hospitalization, but may jeopardize the subject or may 
require intervention to prevent one of the listed outcomes in the definitions above. In such situations, or in doubtful 
cases, the case should be considered as serious. Hospitalization for administrative reason (for observation or social 
reasons) is allowed at the investigator’s discretion and will not qualify as serious unless there is an associated adverse 
event warranting hospitalization. Refer also to Section 8.5 for the distinction between severe and serious AE. 
8.1.3 
Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction (SUSAR)  
Adverse Reaction: all untoward and unintended responses to an investigational medicinal product related to any dose 
administered; 
 
Unexpected Adverse Reaction: an adverse reaction, the nature or severity of which is not consistent with the applicable 
product information. 
 
Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction: SAE (see section 8.1.2) that is unexpected as defined in section 8.2 
and possibly related to the investigational medicinal product(s).. 
 

 
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8.2 
Expected Adverse Events 
Allopurinol is generally well tolerated, but approximately 2% develop mild rash, and up to 5% stop treatment due to any 
adverse event (53). Expected AE from treatment with allopurinol are those side effects listed in the SmPC, including (but 
not restricted to) pruritus, skin eruptions, leucopenia with or without infection, abdominal pain, nausea, diarhoea, 
pathologic liver function tests.  
Allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) is a rare (~1/1000) but potentially faltal complication which may present by 
rash (Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis), eosinophilia, leukocytosis, fever, hepatitis and renal 
failure (54). There is no cure; early diagnosis and withdrawal of treatment are important. AHS is per definition an 
expected AE, although the risk of such an occurrence would be very small in our study with 30 trial subjects exposed to 
allopurinol (about 3% risk of any occurrence [1-0.999^30]). 
Expected AEs need not be reported acutely to REK or SLV, but should be recorded in the CRF. 
8.3 
Time Period for Reporting AE and SAE  
For each patient the he standard time period for collecting and recording AE and SAEs will begin at start of study 
treatment and will continue until the last day of study treatment for each patient.  
During the course of the study all AEs and SAEs will be proactively followed up for each patient; events should be 
followed up to resolution, unless the event is considered by the investigator to be unlikely to resolve due to the 
underlying disease. Every effort should be made to obtain a resolution for all events, even if the events continue after 
discontinuation/study completion. 
8.4 
Recording of Adverse Events 
If the patient has experienced adverse event(s), the investigator will record the following information in the CRF: 
• 
The nature of the event(s) will be described by the investigator in precise standard medical terminology (i.e. not 
necessarily the exact words used by the patient). 
• 
The duration of the event will be described in terms of event onset date and event ended data. 
• 
The Causal relationship of the event to the study medication will be assessed as one of the following: 
Unrelated: 
There is not a temporal relationship to investigational product administration (too early, or late, or investigational 
product not taken), or there is a reasonable causal relationship between non-investigational product, concurrent 
disease, or circumstance and the AE. 
 
Unlikely:  
There is a temporal relationship to investigational product administration, but there is not a reasonable causal 
relationship between the investigational product and the AE. 
 
Possible:  
There is reasonable causal relationship between the investigational product and the AE. Dechallenge information is 
lacking or unclear. 
 
Probable:  
There is a reasonable causal relationship between the investigational product and the AE. The event responds to 
dechallenge. Rechallenge is not required. 
 

 
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Definite:  
There is a reasonable causal relationship between the investigational product and the AE.  
 
• 
Action taken 
• 
The outcome of the adverse event – whether the event is resolved or still ongoing. 
It is important to distinguish between serious and severe AEs. Severity is a measure of intensity whereas seriousness is 
defined by the criteria in Section 8.1. An AE of severe intensity need not necessarily be considered serious. For 
example, nausea that persists for several hours may be considered severe nausea, but is not an SAE. On the other 
hand, a stroke that results in only a limited degree of disability may be considered a mild stroke, but would be an SAE. 
8.5 
Reporting Procedure 
8.5.1 
AEs and SAEs 
All adverse events and serious adverse events that should be reported as defined in section 8.1.1 will be recorded in the 
patient's CRF. 
SAEs must be reported by the investigator to the sponsor, Dag Olav Dahle, Tel: +47 23 07 35 44, within 24 hours after 
observation of the SAE by study personell. Every SAE must be documented by the investigator on the SAE pages (to be 
found in the investigator site file). The Serious Adverse Event Report Form must be completed, signed and sent in 
according to guidelines to Dag Olav Dahle, Nyrefysiologisk laboratorium, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, 
Department of Transplant Medicine, Pb 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo. The initial report shall promptly be followed by 
detailed, written reports if necessary. The initial and follow-up reports shall identify the trial subjects by unique code 
numbers assigned to the latter.  
The sponsor keeps detailed records of all SAEs reported by the investigators and performs an evaluation with respect to 
seriousness, causality and expectedness. 
8.5.2 
SUSARs 
SUSARs will be reported to the Competent Authority and Ethics Committee according to national regulation. The 
following timelines should be followed: 
The sponsor will ensure that all relevant information about suspected serious unexpected adverse reactions that are fatal 
or life-threatening is recorded and reported as soon as possible to the Competent Authority and Ethics Committee in any 
case no later than seven (7) days after knowledge by the sponsor of such a case, and that relevant follow-up information 
is subsequently communicated within an additional eight (8) days. 
All other suspected serious unexpected adverse reactions will be reported to the Competent Authority concerned and to 
the Ethics Committee concerned as soon as possible but within a maximum of fifteen (15) days of first knowledge by the 
sponsor. 
SUSARs will be reported using the CIOMS form since Oslo University Hospital is not connected to EudraVigilance.  
8.5.3 
Annual Safety Report 
Once a year throughout the clinical trial, the sponsor will provide the Competent Authority with an annual safety report. 
The format will comply with national requirements.  
8.5.4 
Clinical Study Report 
The adverse events and serious adverse events occurring during the study will be discussed in the safety evaluation part 
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8.6 
Procedures in Case of Emergency 
The investigator is responsible for assuring that there are procedures and expertise available to cope with emergencies 
during the study.  
In case of critical clinical circomstances, upon the discretion of the principal investigator, the treatment code of a specific 
patient will be allowed to be unblinded. 
9 
DATA MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING   
9.1 
Case Report Forms (CRFs) 
The designated investigator staff will enter the data required by the protocol into the Case report forms (CRF). The 
Principal Investigator is responsible for assuring that data entered into the CRF is complete, accurate, and that entry is 
performed in a timely manner. The signature of the investigator will attest the accuracy of the data on each CRF. If any 
assessments are omitted, the reason for such omissions will be noted on the CRFs. Corrections, with the reason for the 
corrections will also be recorded.  
9.2 
Source Data  
The medical records for each patient should contain information which is important for the patient’s safety and continued 
care, and to fulfill the requirement that critical study data should be verifiable.  
To achieve this, the medical records of each patient should clearly describe at least: 
• 
That the patient is participating in the study, e.g. by including the enrollment number and the study code or other 
study identification; 
• 
Date when Informed Consent was obtained from the patient and statement that patient received a copy of the 
signed and dated Informed Consent; 
• 
Results of all assessments confirming a patient’s eligibility for the study; 
• 
Diseases (past and current; both the disease studied and others, as relevant); 
• 
Treatments withdrawn/withheld due to participation in the study; 
• 
Results of assessments performed during the study; 
• 
Treatments given, and changes in treatments noted at the study visits;  
• 
Visits to the clinic / telephone contacts during the study, including those for study purposes only; 
• 
Non-Serious Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events (if any) including causality assessments;  
• 
Date of, and reason for, discontinuation from study treatment;  
• 
Date of, and reason for, withdrawal from study; 
• 
Date of death and cause of death, if available; 
• 
Additional information according to local regulations and practice. 
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9.3 
Study Monitoring  
The investigator will be visited on a regular basis by the Clinical Study Monitor, who will check the following: 
• 
Informed consent process (100%) 
• 
Reporting of adverse events (100%) 
• 
Reporting safety data 
• 
Adherence to protocol 
• 
Maintenance of required regulatory documents 
• 
Study Supply accountability 
• 
Data completion on the CRFs including source data verification (SDV). 
The monitor will review the relevant CRFs for accuracy and completeness and will ask the site staff to adjust any 
discrepancies as required. The monitor will check the first 3 study subjects completely and thereafter a random check of 
10% of the data on bullet points 3 and forward (see above). If major issues are observed another 3 patients are to be 
completely checked and the algorithm continued in the same manner. 
When the responsible study monitor has checked and verified the CRFs, the data will be entered into a computer 
database at the Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet’s scientific server for further handling and statistical evaluation. 
Sponsor’s representatives (e.g. monitors, auditors) and/or competent authorities will be allowed access to source data 
for source data verification in which case a review of those parts of the hospital records relevant to the study may be 
required.  
9.4 
Confidentiality 
The investigator shall arrange for the secure retention of the patient identification and the code list. Patient files shall be 
kept for the maximum period of time permitted by each hospital. The study documentation (CRFs, Site File etc) shall be 
retained and stored during the study and for 15 years after study closure. All information concerning the study will be 
stored in a safe place inaccessible to unauthorized personnel. 
9.5 
Database management 
Trial subjects will receive a unique identification number, which will be linked to the CRF. The data will then be blinded 
(NO: “avidentifisert”) correspondingly in all data analyses. Reference to where details of data provided can be found 
(what is the source document) will be defined in CRF. Study documentation will be stored for at least 15 years after 
study completion, in accordance with current guidelines.  
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STATISTICAL METHODS AND DATA ANALYSIS 
10.1 
Determination of Sample Size 
Calculations assume a t-test of differences in change scores between treatment arms, two-sided alpha 0.05 and power 
0.8. For changes in left ventricular mass, assuming an SD of 5 g (reference (25) and a 3.8 g expected difference in 
change (reference (23-25), 27 patients would be required in each study arm. To allow for 30% drop-out (patient 
discontinuation), 40 persons will be targeted in each group. Assuming a group size of 27, power is 0.75 to detect a 
change of 5 mmHg in ambulatory blood pressure (assuming an SD of 7; reference (10, 31, 32). We do not have 
available data on repeated measurements of insulin sensitivity estimated according to Stumvoll et al (1), but using data 

 
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from repeated measurements with the gold-standard hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp, assuming an SD of 2 mg/kg 
per min and a difference in change of 2 mg/kg per min (comparable to the effect of exercise; reference (55), power is 
0.96, indicating power is likely also adequate for estimated insulin sensitivity. 
10.2 
Randomization  
10.2.1 
Allocation- sequence generation 
The allocation of treatment sequence will be performed by the R-package “blockrand” using simple randomization, one 
block and equal probablilities of each sequence. A person not directly involved in the practical implementation of the 
study will perform the allocation. Numbered envelopes with the allocated drug package (active and placebo, blinded). 
10.2.2 
Allocation- procedure to randomize a patient 
For each new patient to start on study drug treatment the next randomization envelope will be opened and patient 
assigned the listed drug package. 
10.2.3 
Blinding and emergency unblinding 
Both patient and investigator/study personell is blinded with regards to study drug (active/placebo) during the study 
period. Data manager and analyst will also be kept blinded during the analysis period. The code will be opened after the 
completion of all analyses outlined in the protocol. Study drugs (active/placebo) will be prepared and marked before 
shipment to the Pharmacy at the investigator site.  
 
Sealed numbered envelopes containing the treatment group for each participant will be stored at OUS Rikshospitalet in 
an office with restricted access. Medical doctors are allowed entry by ID card. In case of critical clinical circomstances, 
upon the discretion of the principal investigator, the treatment code of a specific patient will be allowed to be unblinded. 
Outside office hours, the principal investigator can be contacted through the switchboard at OUS Rikshospitalet or OUS 
Ullevål, and will guide the medical doctor on call at OUS Rikshospitalet to the location of the sealed envelopes. 
10.3 
Population for Analysis 
 The following populations will be considered for the analyses:  
- 
Intention to treat (ITT) population: All randomized participanst, regardless of protocol adherence.   
- 
Per-protocol population (PP): Includes all subjects who have adhered to 9 months treatment. 
- 
Safety population: Includes all subjects who have received at least one dose of study medication. Subjects who 
withdraw from the study will be included in the safety analysis. A list of withdrawn subjects, preferably with the 
reasons for withdrawal, will be made. 
10.4 
Planned analyses 
The main statistical analysis is planned when all patients have completed the study. Deviation from the original statistical 
plan will be described and justified in the Clinical Study Report. 
10.5 
Statistical Analysis 
1. 
The primary analysis variable will be left ventricular mass (LVM) assessed with MRI. Change from baseline to 9 
months will be analyzed in a linear regression model using the LVM at 9 months as dependent variable and as 

 
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independent variables baseline LVM and randomization group (56). The study hypothesis is that the change in 
LVM (follow-up minus baseline value) will be less positive (alternatively more negative) in the allopurinol group 
than the placebo group after 9 months of treatment. A two-sided P-value of 0.05 will be used. The primary analysis 
will be in the PP population. Sensitivity analyses will include adjustment for other baseline variables, including age, 
gender, kidney function and systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and change in systolic and diastolic blood 
pressure. 
2. 
The secondary outcomes will be analyzed in a similar way as delineated for the primary outcome. The analysis 
variables will be systolic and diastolic ambulatory BP, systolic and diastolic office BP, estimated metabolic 
clearance rate of glucose, estimated insulin sensitivity index, estimated first-phase insulin release, estimated 
second-phase insulin release, serum uric acid levels, urinary albumin excreation rate, estimated glomerular 
filtration rate. Decrease in number and doses of antihypertensive medications will be compared using Fisher’s 
exact test. 
Demographical data will be summarized using means, medians, minimums, maximums and standard deviations for 
normally distributed variables and frequency counts and percent for categorical variables.  
10.5.1 
Analysis of Safety 
Adverse events (AEs) in the safety population will be tabulated and compared. 
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STUDY MANAGEMENT 
11.1 
Investigator Delegation Procedure 
The principal investigator is responsible for making and updating a “delegation of tasks” listing all the involved co-
workers and their role in the project. He will ensure that appropriate training relevant to the study is given to all of these 
staff, and that any new information of relevance to the performance of this study is forwarded to the staff involved. 
11.2 
Protocol Adherence 
Investigators ascertain they will apply due diligence to avoid protocol deviations.  
All significant protocol deviations will be recorded and reported in the Clinical Study Report (CSR). 
11.3 
Study Amendments 
If it is necessary for the study protocol to be amended, the amendment and/or a new version of the study protocol 
(Amended Protocol) must be notified to and approved by the Competent Authority and the Ethics Committee according 
to EU and national regulations. 
11.4 
Audit and Inspections 
Authorized representatives of a Competent Authority and Ethics Committee may visit the centre to perform inspections, 
including source data verification. Likewise the representatives from sponsor may visit the center to perform an audit. 
The purpose of an audit or inspection is to systematically and independently examine all study-related activities and 
documents to determine whether these activities were conducted, and data were recorded, analyzed, and accurately 
reported according to the protocol, Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP), and any applicable regulatory requirements. The 
principal investigator will ensure that the inspectors and auditors will be provided with access to source data/documents. 

 
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ETHICAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS 
The study will be conducted in accordance with ethical principles that have their origin in the Declaration of Helsinki and 
are consistent with ICH/Good Clinical Practice and applicable regulatory requirements. Registration of patient data will 
be carried out in accordance with national personal data laws. 
12.1 
Ethics Committee Approval 
The study protocol, including the patient information and informed consent form to be used, must be approved by the 
regional ethics committee before enrolment of any patients into the study. 
The investigator is responsible for informing the ethics committee of any serious and unexpected adverse events and/or 
major amendments to the protocol as per national requirements. 
12.2 
Other Regulatory Approvals 
The protocol will be submitted and approved by the applicable competent authorities before commencement of the 
study. 
The protocol will also be registered in www.clinicaltrials.gov before inclusion of the first patient. 
12.3 
Informed Consent Procedure 
The investigator is responsible for giving the patients full and adequate verbal and written information about the nature, 
purpose, possible risk and benefit of the study. They will be informed as to the strict confidentiality of their patient data, 
but that their medical records may be reviewed for trial purposes by authorized individuals other than their treating 
physician.  
It will be emphasized that the participation is voluntary and that the patient is allowed to refuse further participation in the 
protocol whenever she/he wants. This will not prejudice the patient’s subsequent care. Documented informed consent 
must be obtained for all patients included in the study before they are registered in the study. This will be done in 
accordance with the national and local regulatory requirements. The investigator is responsible for obtaining signed 
informed consent. 
A copy of the patient information and consent will be given to the patients. The signed and dated patient consent forms 
will be filed in the Investigator Site File binder. 
12.4 
Subject Identification 
The investigator is responsible for keeping a list of all patients (who have received study treatment or undergone any 
study specific procedure) including patient’s date of birth and personal number, full names and last known addresses.  
The patients will be identified in the CRFs by patient number, initials. 
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TRIAL SPONSORSHIP AND FINANCING 
This study is investigator-initiated and solely financed by the investigator committee. The study is sponsored by Oslo 
Universital Hospital, Rikshospitalet with research grant from the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority 
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TRIAL INSURANCE 
The Principal investigator has insurance coverage for this study through membership of the Drug Liability Association 
(see http://www.laf.no for more details).  
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PUBLICATION POLICY 
Upon study completion and finalization of the study report the results of this study will either be submitted for publication 
and/or posted in a publicly assessable database of clinical study results.  
The results of this study will also be submitted to the Competent Authority and the Ethics Committee according to EU 
and national regulations. 
All personnel who have contributed significantly with the planning and performance of the study (Vancouver convention 
1988) may be included in the list of authors. 

 
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LIST OF APPENDICES 
 
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APPENDIX A – KEY STUDIES 
Group 
N 
Dose 
FU 
SUA ΔSUA LVM 
ΔLVM 
SBP ΔSBP 
DBP ΔDBP 
HOMA ΔHOMA 
Ref 
 
Observational studies of kidney donors – effect on LVM 
Donor 
50 
N/A 
12 mth 276 
57 
114 
6.8±9.5* 
124 
-1.2±10.2 
75 
2.7±7.7 
 
 
(10) 
Control 
45 
N/A 
12 mth 298 
2 
117 
-2.9±7.6 
124 
-2.8±7.8 
76 
-0.04±8.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Donor 
23 
N/A 
12 mth  
 
112 
3.1±1.4† 
129 
2±14 
76 
0±11 
 
 
(11) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RCTs of allopurinol – effect on LVM 
CKD 
27 
300 
9 mth 
440 
-180 
61.6§ 
-1.4±4.7§ 139 
-6.9±14.4 
70 
-3.3±7.8 
 
 
(23) 
 
26 
placebo 9 mth 
420 
 
62.1§ 
1.3±4.5§ 
145 
-5.1±15.1 
75 
-2.5±9.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IHD 
27 
600 
9 mth 
590 
-270 
145.7 -5.2±5.8 
135 
-5±13 
78 
-4.2±8 
 
 
(25) 
 
28 
placebo 9 mth 
560 
 
136.4 -1.3±4.5 
134 
-3±15 
76 
-1.4±8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DM2 
26 
600 
9 mth 
550 
-270 
125.6 -2.7±5.9 
141 
0.5±15 
77 
-7.2±8.4 
 
 
(24) 
 
29 
placebo 9 mth 
540 
-19 
119.9 1.21±5.1 
137 
-6.5±29 
79 
-4.5±13 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RCTs of allopurinol – effect on BP and insulin resistance 
HTN 1 
30 
400 
4 wk 
416 -166 
 
 
137 
-6.9 (-4.5 to -9.3)* 
83 
-5.1 (-2.5 to -7.8)* 
 
 
(31) 
 
30‡ placebo 4 wk 
369 12 
 
 
139 
-2.0(0.3 to -4.3) 
82 
-2.4 (0.2 to -4.1) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
preHTN 20 
400 
8 wk 
404 
-167 
 
 
128 
-10.1 (-8. to -13.1)* 76 
-8.0 (-5.8 to -10.1)*  
 
(32) 
 
20 
placebo 8 wk 
393 
-18 
 
 
126 
1.7 (0.9 to 3.8) 
74 
1.6 (0.2 to 3.5) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DM2 
82 
~234** 
3 yr 
433 
-104 
 
 
121 
2±3* 
74 
1±3* 
3.4 
0.10±0.15* 
(41) 
 
70 
control 
3 yr 
432 
23 
 
 
121 
6±2 
74 
4±2 
3.4 
0.21±0.18 
 
Observational studies of left ventricular mass in kidney donors and randomized controlled trials of allopurinol treatment. For details refer to chapter 1.1 and 1.3. 
*p<0.05 in between-group comparison. †p<0.05. §indexed for body surface area. ‡cross-over. **mean value. 
Dose, dose of allopurinol (in mg). FU, follow-up. SUA, serum uric acid (in µmol/L). LVM, left ventricular mass (in grams). SBP, systolic blood pressure (in mmHg). Δ, 
change. DBP, diastolic blood pressure. HOMA, homeostasis assessment for insulin resistance. N/A not applicable. CKD, chronic kidney disease. IHD, ischemic heart 
disease. DM2, diabetes type 2. BP, blood pressure. HTN 1, grade 1 hypertension. preHTN, pre-hypertension.

 
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APPENDIX B – DRUG LABELING 
The IMP will have a label permanently affixed to the outside and will be labeled according to ICH GCP and national 
regulations, stating that the material is for clinical trial / investigational use only and should be kept out of reach of 
children. Documentation for the labeling follows below, except for the example labels (“Etikettprøver”), which will be 
provided later.