Immunotherapy in Intractable Cryptogenic Epilepsy Patients With Autoimmune Antibody
NCT ID: NCT02695797
Last Updated: 2016-03-01
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
PHASE4
40 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-09-30
2016-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Many patients with cryptogenic epilepsy are refractory to AED and significant percent of cryptogenic epilepsy harbor neural autoantibody. In those cases, immunotherapy is suggestive based on favorable outcome of immunotherapy in autoimmune encephalitis and autoimmune epilepsy. Investigators aim to investigate the response to immunotherapy in intractable cryptogenic epilepsy patients with neural autoantibodies.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Immunotherapy
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and oral prednisolone. IVIG and oral prednisolone are administered simultaneously: IVIG (400mg/kg/day for 5 days) with oral prednisolone (60mg for 5days, than decrease by 10 mg every 2 day).
IVIG
IVIG (400mg/kg/day for 5 days) with oral prednisolone (60mg for 5days, than decrease by 10 mg every 2 day)
Prednisolone
IVIG (400mg/kg/day for 5 days) with oral prednisolone (60mg for 5days, than decrease by 10 mg every 2 day)
Control
No immunotherapy.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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IVIG
IVIG (400mg/kg/day for 5 days) with oral prednisolone (60mg for 5days, than decrease by 10 mg every 2 day)
Prednisolone
IVIG (400mg/kg/day for 5 days) with oral prednisolone (60mg for 5days, than decrease by 10 mg every 2 day)
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Intractable epilepsy: Complete seizure control is not achieved with trials of two appropriate antiepileptic drugs
* At least 1 seizure within the past 8 weeks
* Presence of autoimmune antibody (NMDAR, LGI1, CASPR2, AMPA1, AMPA2, GABAB-R, anti-Hu, -Yo, -Ri, -Ma2, -CV2/CRMP5, -amphiphysin, GAD) in serum or cerebrospinal fluid
* Written informed consent signed by the subject or legal guardian prior to entering the study
Exclusion Criteria
* History of severe head trauma
* Presence of structural abnormality which is thought to be epileptogenic in brain MRI
* Epilepsy of predominantly genetic or presumed genetic origin
* An active CNS infection, demyelinating disease, degenerative neurologic disease or any CNS disease deemed to be progressive during the course of the study that may confound the interpretation of the study results History of immunotherapy
* A history of nonepileptic or psychogenic seizures within past 1 year
* Any clinically significant laboratory abnormality that in the opinion of the Investigator would exclude the subject from the study
* Any clinically significant psychiatric illness, psychological, or behavioral problems that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with the subject's ability to participate in the study
* Recent (within 4 weeks) change or dose adjustment of anti-epileptic drug (1 to 2 doses of rescue benzodiazepine is permitted)
* Refuse to participate in the study
18 Years
85 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Seoul National University Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Sang Kun Lee
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Sang Kun Lee, Professor
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Seoul National University Hospital
Locations
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, , South Korea
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Dalmau J, Rosenfeld MR. Autoimmune encephalitis update. Neuro Oncol. 2014 Jun;16(6):771-8. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/nou030. Epub 2014 Mar 16.
Shin YW, Lee ST, Shin JW, Moon J, Lim JA, Byun JI, Kim TJ, Lee KJ, Kim YS, Park KI, Jung KH, Lee SK, Chu K. VGKC-complex/LGI1-antibody encephalitis: clinical manifestations and response to immunotherapy. J Neuroimmunol. 2013 Dec 15;265(1-2):75-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.10.005. Epub 2013 Oct 17.
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Other Identifiers
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1504102666
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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