High-Titer Neutralizing Plasma for West Nile Fever in Hospitalized Patients

NCT ID: NCT07094724

Last Updated: 2025-08-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

37 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-07-30

Study Completion Date

2025-11-30

Brief Summary

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This study will test whether plasma containing high levels of neturalizing antibodies against West Nile virus (WNV) can help people hospitalized with severe West Nile fever recover faster and avoid serious complications. West Nile virus is spread by mosquitoes and can cause mild flu-like symptoms or, in severe cases, brain infections. Currently, there is no specific medication to treat the infection, and doctors primarily provide supportive care.

In this study, patients who are sick enough to require hospitalization will receive plasma donated by people who have recovered from West Nile virus and developed high titer neutralizing antibodies against the disease. Researchers will closely monitor these patients to see how quickly their symptoms improve and whether the plasma helps reduce the risk of death or shorten hospital stays.

To evaluate how well the plasma works, researchers will compare these patients to others who were infected in the past for West Nile virus but did not receive plasma. The study will also examine whether the plasma is safe to use and whether it causes any side effects.

Through this research, scientists hope to determine if antibody-rich plasma could become a helpful treatment option for people with severe West Nile virus infections.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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West Nile Fever

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

All recruited patients will recieve high neutrlizing plasma, the intervention arm will be compared to historical controls.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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WN-neutralizing Plasma

IV plasma

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Plasma

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

administration of IV high-titer WNV-neutralizing plasma

historical untreated control

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Plasma

administration of IV high-titer WNV-neutralizing plasma

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults hospitalized due to WNF, confirmed by a positive IgM or PCR result in blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
* Symptomatic acute illness, including fever and/or neurological manifestations (headache, somnolence, confusion, seizures, personality changes, extra-pyramidal manifestations, cranial nerve palsies, etc.).
* No more than 72 hours have elapsed since collection of diagnostic sample.
* Age criteria

* Age ≥60 years OR
* Age 18-59 years with previously documented immunosuppression, including hypogammaglobulinemia, treatment with anti-CD20 agents during the last 12 months, hematologic malignancy, bone marrow transplantation, solid organ transplantation, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), or severe primary immunodeficiency.

Exclusion Criteria

* Age \<60 years without significant immunosuppression.
* More than 72 hours have elapsed since collection of diagnostic sample.
* Pregnancy.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Gili Regev-Yochay MD

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gili Regev-Yochay MD

Director of the Sheba Pandemic Preparedness Research Institute (SPRI)

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gili Regev-Yochay, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sheba Medical Center

Locations

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Sheba Medical Center

Ramat Gan, , Israel

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Israel

Central Contacts

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Gili Regev-Yochay, MD

Role: CONTACT

+972526666197

Almog Cohen-Huszti

Role: CONTACT

+972545377537

Facility Contacts

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Almog Cohen-Huszti

Role: primary

+972545377537

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Related Links

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https://www.gov.il/he/pages/disease-west-nile-fever?chapterIndex=8

Israel Ministry of Health. West-Nile fever documented cases in Israel, 2000-2024.

Other Identifiers

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SHEBA-25-2255-GR-CTIL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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