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Study NCT ID: NCT00004833
Status: TERMINATED
Last Update Posted: 2015-04-07
First Post: 2000-02-24

Brief Title: Randomized Study of Plasmapheresis or Human Immunoglobulin Infusion in Childhood Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Sponsor: Emory University
Organization: FDA Office of Orphan Products Development

Study Overview

Official Title: None
Status: TERMINATED
Status Verified Date: 2002-09
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: OBJECTIVES

I Compare the efficacy of plasmapheresis and human immunoglobulin infusion in minimizing morbidity and augmenting the pace of recovery in children with Guillain-Barre syndrome

II Compare the potential risks in terms of treatment related side effects and adverse clinical outcome between these two treatment modalities
Detailed Description: PROTOCOL OUTLINE

This is a randomized multicenter study

Patients are randomized to receive either human immunoglobulin infusion IVIg arm I or plasmapheresis arm II

Arm I patients receive liquid heat-treated IVIg for 4 days starting on day 1 and then another single infusion of IVIg on day 7 8 or 9

Arm II patients receive serial plasmapheresis treatments The first exchange is given on day 1 and the remaining exchanges are given over the next 5-10 days

Patients are followed at weeks 1 2 3 4 8 12 and 24

Completion date provided represents the completion date of the grant per OOPD records

Study Oversight

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Secondary IDs
Secondary ID Type Domain Link
EUSM-FDR001265 None None None
EUSM-076-97 None None None