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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR992
Date of registration: 05/06/2007
Primary sponsor: Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Neurology
Public title: Kiovig as a treatment in CIDP
Scientific title: Kiovig as a treatment in chronic inflammatory demyalinating polyneuropathy - KIC study
Date of first enrolment: 1/7/2007
Target sample size: 25
Recruitment status: complete
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=992
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: Double; Control: Active; Group: Parallel; Type: -  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: P.A.   Doorn, van
Address:  Erasmus MC Department Neurology 's gravendijkwal 230 3000 CA Rotterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 10-4633780
Email: p.a.vandoorn@erasmusmc.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: K.   Kuitwaard
Address:  Erasmus MC, department Neurology, room H 673,, 's gravendijkwal 230 3000 CA Rotterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 10-4088209
Email: k.kuitwaard@erasmusmc.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Minimum age 18 years;
2. Improvement of muscle function after start Gammagard;
3. Active illness;
4. Ongoing intermittent treatment with a stable Gammagard dose;
5. Clinical and EMG findings compatible with CIDP

Exclusion criteria: 1. IgA deficiency or allergic reactions to IVIg;
2. Hereditary neuropathy or severe concomittant illness;
3. MMn. atypical CIDP.


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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIPD), Immunoglobulin, Polyneuropathy

Intervention(s)
The investigational product is Kiovig a brand of immunoglobulin. Kiovig
will be compared to Gammagard (another brand of immunoglobulin).
The first phase is a randomised dubbel-blind phase, where patients
receive 1 infuse Gammagard, followed by 4 blind gifts (Gammagard or Kiovig) The second phase ia an open-label
phase where all patients recieve 5 gifts Kiovig.
Primary Outcome(s)
1. The efficacy. The ODSS will be used as the primary outcome scale. A change of more than one point will be considered as improvement or worsening.
2. The vigorimeter and MRC sumscore will be used as secondary outcome scales.
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. The secondary objective will be to record the occurence of side-effects;
2. The preferences of patients regarding the medication.
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN52121370
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Baxter
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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