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Study of CIDP Patients During IVIG Treatment

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00305266
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 21, 2006
Last Update Posted : December 3, 2007
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University of Aarhus

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

The aim of this study is to quantify the effect of IVIG treatment in a group of patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy(CIDP), who requires continues treatment of IVIG at regular intervals of 3-10 weeks:

  1. During continues treatment of IVIG at regular intervals of 3-10 weeks.
  2. During pause in treatment.

Hypothesis:

  1. The disease activity in the patients are cyclical correlating to the treatment intervals.
  2. Pause in treatment will increase disease activity, which can be quantified with symptom scores, disability scales, and clinical test.

Primary effect parameter is muscle strength quantified by isokinetic dynamometry.

Added to the protocol there is an immunological study of inflammatory markers in blood samples of patients under treatment pause.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment
Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Drug: intravenous gammaglobulin

Detailed Description:

Background: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare autoimmune disease of the peripheral nervous system characterized by demyelination of the nerves, which causes muscle weakness and sensory loss. Treatment is immune modulating, and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is first line therapy.Several trials have demonstrated effect on motor function by the initial treatment, but the effect of consecutive IVIG treatment is only sporadic described in the literature.

It is a clinical study including present CIDP patients in treatment at the University Hospital of Aarhus. The patients will be evaluated several times before and after IVIG treatment, to describe the effect profile.

The primary effect parameter is muscle strength quantified by isokinetic dynamometry at ankle knee, hip, wrist, elbow and shoulder. That is a sensitive method of measuring the strength of the larger muscle groups, correlating with symptoms and signs of neuropathy.

Severity of neuropathy among the patients will also be described applying nerve conduction studies, quantitative sensory testing of threshold for detecting vibration and cold at upper and lower limbs, the Neuropathy Disability Scale, the Neuropathy Symptom Score,the overall disability sum score, 9 hole peg test, walking test, and the Short-form 36 health questionnaire.

Added to the protocol there is an immunological study of inflammatory markers in blood samples of patients under treatment pause.

Objective:

With this study we will describe some important aspects in the immune response causing the inflammatory lesions in CIDP and MMN, including:

  1. Recruitment of immune cells to the affected tissue by chemoattraction. (Chemokine receptors on mononuclear cells)
  2. Crossing the blood-nerve barrier: interactions and adhesion between the lymphocyte and endothelial cell, transendothelial diapedesis and enzymatic degeneration of the basal lamina.(Adhesion molecules on mononuclear cells and soluble in plasma, metalloproteinases)
  3. Synthesis of mRNA and secretion of regulatory cytokines.

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Actual Enrollment : 11 participants
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: "Clinical Study of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment of Patients With Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy"
Study Start Date : August 2005
Actual Study Completion Date : August 2007

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Drug Information available for: Rhophylac

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Intervention Details:
  • Drug: intravenous gammaglobulin
    individual dose

Outcome Measures
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 80 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Motor and sensory dysfunction involving more than one limb.
  • Electrodiagnostic study with signs of demyelination

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior systemic allergic reaction to IVIG
  • Severe systemic disease
  • Other conditions associated with neuropathy (eg diabetes, lack of vitamin- B12)
  • Pregnancy
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Locations
Denmark
Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Neurology
Aarhus, Denmark
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Aarhus
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Henning Andersen, MD Aarhus University Hospital
Study Chair: Johannes Jakobsen, professor Aarhus University Hospital
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00305266     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 2005-0018
EudraCT nr.: 2004-004357-26
First Posted: March 21, 2006    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: December 3, 2007
Last Verified: November 2007

Keywords provided by University of Aarhus:
CIDP
IVIG
gammaglobulin
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Polyradiculoneuropathy
Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases
Demyelinating Diseases
Polyneuropathies
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
 Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
gamma-Globulins
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Rho(D) Immune Globulin
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs