Glucocorticoids in Patients With IgG4-RD

NCT ID: NCT01758393

Last Updated: 2013-01-01

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-12-31

Study Completion Date

2014-04-30

Brief Summary

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This is a randomized, open-label, single-center clinical trial to compare the efficacy and safety profile for medium-dose versus high dose glucocorticoid in patients with IgG4-related Disease. Patients will be followed for three months to measure the primary outcome and secondary outcomes.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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IgG4-related Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Medium Dose

Patients are treated with prednisone or equivlent at doseage of 0.5-0.6 mg/kg/d (max 40mg daily) for 3 weeks, then tapering gradually to 15mg/d in 3 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

High Dose

Patients are treated with prednisone or equivlent at doseage of 0.8-1.0 mg/kg/d (max 60mg daily) for 3 weeks, then tapering gradually to 15mg/d in 3 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Males and females
* Age 18-70 years old with informed consent
* Patients with IgG4-RD:

1. swelling, sclerosing and inflammatory involvement of one or more organ, including sclerosing pancreatitis, sclerosing cholangitis, inflammatory pseudotumors, retroperitoneal or mediastinal fibrosis, interstitial nephritis, hypophysitis, sclerosing dacryoadenitis, sialadenitis, inflammatory aortic aneurysm, lymphadenopathy, or other inflammatory conditions;
2. elevated serum IgG4 (\>1.35 g/L)
3. histopathologic features of fibrosis and/or lymphocytic and polyclonal plasma cell infiltration (and IgG4+ plasma cells on immunohistology when performed);
4. exclusion of other diseases.

Exclusion Criteria

* Previously or currently received glucocorticoid and(or) immunomodulator
* Pregnancy or lactating
* Concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled and/or unstable diseases
* Patient with malignancy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Peking Union Medical College Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Wen Zhang

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Wen Zhang, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Deptment of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Fengchun Zhang

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Deptment of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Locations

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Deptment of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Hua Chen, MD

Role: CONTACT

+86-10-69158797

Facility Contacts

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Wen Zhang, MD

Role: primary

+86-10-69158795

Hua Chen, MD

Role: backup

+86-10-69158797

Other Identifiers

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PUMCH-GC-IgG4RD

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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