IVIg Therapy for Patients With Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy and Endomyocardial Biopsy Proven High PVB19 Viral Load

NCT ID: NCT00659386

Last Updated: 2009-02-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-02-28

Study Completion Date

2010-08-31

Brief Summary

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Rationale: Parvovirus B19 (PVB19) persistence in the heart has been associated with progressive cardiac dysfunction and evolution to dilated cardiomyopathy.

Objective: Whether high dose of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in addition to conventional heart failure therapy achieves virus reduction, thereby resulting in improvement of cardiac function.

Study design: A interventional study of virus presence and cardiac functional capacity before and after IVIg therapy.

Study population: Patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathy and symptomatic heart failure for more than 1 year and a significant PVB19 viral load in endomyocardial biopsies (EMB) and treated with high dose of IVIg were included.

Intervention (if applicable): Patients were treated with a total dose of 2 g/kg of immune globulin administered as 0.5 g/kg IV over a period of 6 hours on each of 4 consecutive days.

Main study parameters/endpoints: EMBs: virus (PVB19, enteroviruses, adenoviruses, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpes virus-6 and cytomegalovirus), inflammation (lymphocytes an macrophages) and fibrosis. Cardiac functional capacity: NYHA classification, echocardiographic evaluation (left ventricular ejection fraction, end-systolic diameter, end-diastolic diameter).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Heart Failure

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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A

Patients with chronic idiopathic cardiomyopathy and EMB proven high PVB19 virus load.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients received total dose of 2 g/kg of immune globulin administered as 0.5 g/kg IV over a period of 6 hours on each of 3 consecutive days.

Interventions

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Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy

Patients received total dose of 2 g/kg of immune globulin administered as 0.5 g/kg IV over a period of 6 hours on each of 3 consecutive days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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IVIG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Idiopathic heart failure \<1 year.
* Optimal conventional heart failure medication \<6 months.
* PVB19 viral load \>150copies/mcg DNA in EMBs.

Exclusion Criteria

* significant (lesions \>50% stenosis) coronary artery disease.
* significant valvular disease.
* systemic diseases such as sarcoidosis, giant cell myocarditis, hemochromatosis, or systemic autoimmune diseases.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Maastricht University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Maastricht UMC+

Principal Investigators

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Stephane Heymans, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Maastricht University Medical Center

Locations

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University Hospital Maastricht

Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Netherlands

Central Contacts

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Robert M Dennert, MD

Role: CONTACT

+31433875102

Facility Contacts

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Robert Dennert

Role: primary

References

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Dennert R, Velthuis S, Schalla S, Eurlings L, van Suylen RJ, van Paassen P, Tervaert JW, Wolffs P, Goossens VJ, Bruggeman C, Waltenberger J, Crijns HJ, Heymans S. Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathy and endomyocardial biopsy-proven high PVB19 viral load. Antivir Ther. 2010;15(2):193-201. doi: 10.3851/IMP1516.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20386074 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MEC 08-4-010

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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