A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy in Autoimmune Autonomic Ganglionopathy.
Sponsor study identifier
Secondary identifiers
NIH
interventional
6
1 country
6
Study Start
February 2012
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Primary Completion
May 2014
Actual (reported)Study Completion
September 2015
Actual (reported)The purpose of the study is to see if administering intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) (putting immune globulin directly into your blood) helps to improve the symptoms of orthostatic hypotension (sudden fall in blood pressure when a person stands up) and quality of life in men and women who have autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy (AAG).
Registry-reported information. Elapsed time and enrollment totals alone do not measure study progress or recruitment pace.
September 2015
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Dates and qualifiers reported by the registry. Estimated dates do not confirm that a milestone has occurred.
January 25, 2012
Actual (reported)January 31, 2012
Actual (reported)February 2012
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
May 2014
Actual (reported)September 2015
Actual (reported)July 2, 2017
Actual (reported)Change in Systolic Blood Pressure During 60° Tilt (ΔSBP)
The primary outcome, the change in systolic blood pressure during 60 degree tilt (ΔSBP), will be assessed in all study participants at baseline and at 6 weeks.
Baseline and 6 weeks
Change in Systolic Blood Pressure During 60° Tilt (ΔSBP)
6 weeks and 12 weeks
Composite Autonomic Symptom Score [COMPASS] Questionnaire
Baseline, 6 weeks
Composite Autonomic Severity Score (CASS) Questionnaire.
Baseline, 6 weeks
EuroQol [EQ-5D] Questionnaire.
Baseline, 6 weeks
Orthostatic Hypotension Symptom Assessment Questionnaire
Baseline, 6 weeks
Double blinded IVIg and single blinded IVIg
Double blinded Placebo and single blinded IVIg
Participants will receive study treatment with IVIg, at 2.0 gm/kg over 2-4 consecutive days. A maintenance study treatment IVIg, at 1.0 gm/kg, over 1-2 consecutive days will occur three weeks later. All participants will proceed to the single blind Second Observation Period.
Participants will receive placebo (5% albumin) at 2.0 gm/kg over 2-4 consecutive days. A maintenance treatment with placebo (5% albumin) at 1.0 gm/kg, over 1-2 consecutive days will occur three weeks later. All participants will proceed to the single blind Second Observation Period.
Nih Ninds
Bethesda, Maryland, 20895, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
NYU Medical Center
New York, New York, 10016, United States
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, 37215, United States
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
Vernino S, Sandroni P, Singer W, Low PA. Invited Article: Autonomic ganglia: target and novel therapeutic tool. Neurology. 2008 May 13;70(20):1926-32. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000312280.44805.5d.
Vernino S, Low PA, Fealey RD, Stewart JD, Farrugia G, Lennon VA. Autoantibodies to ganglionic acetylcholine receptors in autoimmune autonomic neuropathies. N Engl J Med. 2000 Sep 21;343(12):847-55. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200009213431204.
Roy Freeman, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
6 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
January 25, 2012
This is the single blind Second Observation Period. All participants will receive study treatment with IVIg, at 2.0 gm/kg over 2-4 consecutive days. A maintenance study treatment at 1.0 gm/kg, over 1-2 consecutive days will occur three weeks later.
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First Posted
January 31, 2012
Study Start
February 2012
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Primary Completion
May 2014
Actual (reported)Study Completion
September 2015
Actual (reported)Last Updated
July 2, 2017
Results First Posted
July 2, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-06
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