Trial of Plasma Exchange for Severe Crescentic IgA Nephropathy

NCT ID: NCT02647255

Last Updated: 2021-10-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-03-31

Study Completion Date

2020-10-31

Brief Summary

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Crescentic IgA nephropathy (CreIgAN) has a poor prognosis despite aggressive immunosuppressive therapy. The efficacy of plasma exchange (PE) in CreIgAN is not well defined. This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of plasma exchange as adjunctive therapy for severe crescentic IgA nephropathy compared to pulse methylprednisolone on a background of oral prednisolone and cyclophosphamide in prevent kidney failure.

Detailed Description

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IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is one of the most common glomerulonephritides and is characterized by a highly variable clinical course and diverse histopathological lesions. Although most affected individuals develop chronic, slowly progressive renal injury, a subgroup of patients (\<5% of all IgAN patients) with diffuse crescent formation, which is termed as crescentic IgA nephropathy (CreIgAN) and often leads to rapidly progressive kidney failure. The recent Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelines suggest high-dose steroids and cyclophosphamide therapy for CreIgAN. However, this suggestion is mainly based on several small observational studies, and the 1- and 5-year renal survival rates of patients treated with this regimen were as low as 65% and 28%, respectively, in one large cohort of CreIgAN patients. The efficacy of plasma exchange (PE) in severe CreIgAN is not well evaluated, although several anecdotal reports have indicated benefit of PE in combination with immunosuppressive therapies in IgAN patients. Retrospective cohort study in our unite also supported the benefit of PE as additional therapy for CreIgAN patients. However, randomized controlled trial is needed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of plasma exchange as adjunctive therapy for crescentic IgA nephropathy compared to pulse methylprednisolone on a background of oral prednisolone and cyclophosphamide in prevent kidney failure.

Conditions

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Glomerulonephritis, IGA Kidney Diseases Acute Renal Insufficiency Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis

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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PE and methylprednisolone pulse

Plasma exchange(PE) and methylprednisolone pulse therapy: plasma exchange \>7 within 3ws, Volume: 60ml/kg/course; Replacement fluid: 5% albumin or fresh frozen plasma and methylprednisolone pulse therapy Basic treatment: Oral prednisone was tapered from 1 mg/kg/d for 6wks, then diminish 5mg/d every 10d, stop at the sixth month; cyclophosphamide 1.5 mg/kg/d for 3 months, 50mg /d at 3 months and stopped at 6 month.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Plasma Exchange (PE)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

PE treatment\>7 within 3weeks; Volume exchanged: 60ml/kg/course; Replacement fluid: 5% Albumin or fresh frozen plasma; PE was performed by dialysis machine (IQ-21, Asahi Japan) and plasma separator (OP- 08W, Asahi Japan)

Methylprednisolone pulse

Intervention Type DRUG

methylprednisolone 7-15mg/kg/d 3 times, Qd. or Qod

Methylprednisolone pulse

Methylprednisolone pulse alone: methylprednisolone 7-15mg/kg/d 3 times on consecutive or alternate days Basic treatment: Oral prednisone was tapered from 1 mg/kg/d for 6wks, then diminish 5mg/d every 10d, stop at the sixth month; cyclophosphamide 1.5 mg/kg/d for 3 months, 50mg /d at 3 months and stopped at 6 month.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Methylprednisolone pulse

Intervention Type DRUG

methylprednisolone 7-15mg/kg/d 3 times, Qd. or Qod

Interventions

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Plasma Exchange (PE)

PE treatment\>7 within 3weeks; Volume exchanged: 60ml/kg/course; Replacement fluid: 5% Albumin or fresh frozen plasma; PE was performed by dialysis machine (IQ-21, Asahi Japan) and plasma separator (OP- 08W, Asahi Japan)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Methylprednisolone pulse

methylprednisolone 7-15mg/kg/d 3 times, Qd. or Qod

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Plasmapheresis Intensive Immunosuppressive treatment

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Biopsy-proven within 3ws
2. Primary IgAN or Henoch-Schönlein Purpura nephritis of crescent \>50%(\>8 glomeruli)
3. Serum creatinine ≥ 200 μmol/l, rapidly deterioration of renal function

Exclusion Criteria

1. \<14 or \>65 years old
2. With high Scr requiring dialysis for≥ 3w
3. Scr\>200μmol/L ≥1 yr before entry
4. Main of old crescent ; Fibrous crescent\>50%
5. Anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) or antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) antibody positive
6. Women in gestational and lactational period
7. With diabetes or uncontrollable malignant hypertension or Thrombotic Microangiopathy
8. With Malignancy
9. Chronic active infection including HBV hepatitis C virus (HCV) HIV or active tuberculosis
10. Other autoimmune disease
11. A second clearly defined cause of renal failure
12. Contraindication of plasma exchange treatment or steroid pulse
13. Patients who are unlikely to comply with the study protocol in the view of the treating physician.
Minimum Eligible Age

14 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Peking University First Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hong Zhang

Professor, Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hong Zhang, MD, PHD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital;Peking University Institute of Nephrology

Locations

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Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

Renal division, Peking University First Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Related Links

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http://kdigo.org/home/glomerulonephritis-gn/

KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Glomerulonephritis (GN)

Other Identifiers

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RESCUE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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