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Register: ChiCTR
Last refreshed on: 14 January 2019
Main ID:  ChiCTR1800020382
Date of registration: 2018-12-27
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: West China Hospital, Sichuna University
Public title: Efficacy and safety of ultra-low dosage regimen of rituximab combined with corticosteroids in the treatment of pemphigus
Scientific title: Efficacy and safety of ultra-low dosage regimen of rituximab combined with corticosteroids in the treatment of pemphigus
Date of first enrolment: 2019-01-01
Target sample size: Group 1:14;Group 2:14;Group 3:14;
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=34340
Study type:  Observational study
Study design:  Cohort study  
Phase:  Pilot study
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Name: Xu Xiaoxi   
Address:  37 Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Telephone: +86 17716469806
Email: 410127242@qq.com
Affiliation:  West China hospital, Sichuan University
Name: Li Wei   
Address:  37 Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Telephone: +86 18980601695
Email: 724564806@qq.com
Affiliation:  West China hospital, Sichuan University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria for pemphigus, especially those with long-term oral administration of corticosteriods or immunosuppressive agents;
Clinical manifestations:
(1) multiple looseness on the skin, easy to rupture bullae;
(2) refractory erosion surface secondary to blisters, scales or scars;
(3) non-infectious blisters or erosions in the mucosal area (including the oral mucosa);
(4) Nikolsky sign positive:
1) Histopathology: acanthosis; blister formation between epidermal cells;
2) Immunodiagnostic indicators: normal skin direct immunofluorescence (DIF) around the lesion area or lesions indicates IgG and/or complement deposition between epidermal cells; indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) detects anti-cell interphase in serum Anti-Dsg antibodies were detected in the serum by antibodies or ELISA.
2. Aged 18 to 80 years old;
3. Informed consent has been signed;
4. Women of childbearing age who have no birth plan.

Exclusion criteria: (1) Pregnant or lactating women;
(2) Women of childbearing age who have a birth plan;
(3) Those who are allergic to the drug;
(4) Patients with active hepatitis virus replication;
(5) HIV-positive patients; patients with potential tuberculosis infection;
(6) Combined with other diseases such as tumors, obvious systemic infections, arrhythmia, angina pectoris, cardiac insufficiency, etc.


Age minimum: 18
Age maximum: 80
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pemphigus
Intervention(s)
Group 1:Rituximab 500mg single infusion combined with routinedose of corticosteriods therapy;Group 2:Rituximab 100mg single infusion combined with routinedose of corticosteriods therapy;Group 3:Oral or intravenous infusion of routinedose of corticosteriods (prednisone or methylprednisolone);
Primary Outcome(s)
Partial remission rate;Complete remission rate;
Secondary Outcome(s)
Desmosin antibody 1;Desmosin antibody 3;B cell count;Pemphigus Disease Area Index;
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
the Scientific Research Staring Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,Ministry of China
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 08/04/2018
Contact:
+86 28 85422654
Results
Results available:
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