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Register: ChiCTR
Last refreshed on: 30 September 2019
Main ID:  ChiCTR1900025744
Date of registration: 2019-09-07
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: The Ophthalmology Department of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Hospital
Public title: Clinical effectiveness and safety of Rituximab (Henlius) for optic neuritis secondary to neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a pilot clinical trial
Scientific title: Clinical effectiveness and safety Rituximab (Henlius) for optic neuritis secondary to neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a pilot clinical trial
Date of first enrolment: 2019-09-01
Target sample size: 1:30;2:30;
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=43058
Study type:  Observational study
Study design:  Non randomized control  
Phase:  4
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Name: Lindan Xie   
Address:  28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Telephone: +86 13691212816
Email: Lindanevers@163.com
Affiliation:  The General Hospital of Chinese Peoples Liberation Army
Name: Shihui Wei   
Address:  28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China 100853
Telephone: +86 13910079431
Email: weishihui706@hotmail.com
Affiliation:  The General Hospital of Chinese Peoples Liberation Army
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for NMO-ON (fulfill one of following criteria:
(1) Meet the international consensus diagnostic criteria for NMOSD Proposed by the international panel for NMO diagnosis in 2015;
(2) Recurrent ON or first-episode unilateral or bilateral ON secondary to NMOSD with AQP4-Ab and/or NMO-IgG seropositive, testing by both cell-based assay andenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay);
2. Aged from 18 to 70 years;
3. Agreed with the protocol for this study and signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria: 1. During the Pregnancy or breastfeeding;
2. Allergic to any ingredient of Rituximab or AZA/MMF; or respiratory system infection is not suitable for use of this drug;
3. Patients with severe cardiovascular, liver, kidney or hematopoietic diseases or diabetes, with blood pressure >=140/90 mmHg;
4. History of application of other DMT drugs (e.g. Interferon, natalizumab, FTY-720, etc.) or injected imported rituximab in the last half-year;
5. Participated in clinical trials of other new drugs within the last 3 months;
6. Cannot complete the clinical trial protocol or cannot meet follow-up requirements due to severe mental or language disorders;
7. The researcher thinks that it is inappropriate to participate in the clinical trial due to other reasons; Or do not agree to participate in this research project.


Age minimum: 18
Age maximum: 70
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)
Intervention(s)
1:Intravenous 200mg Rituximab, 1/week*2, if the proportion of CD19+ B lymphocytes in peripheral blood is above 1% then repeat administration (200mg);2:Oral azathioprine (2.5-3 mg/kg bodyweight/day) or mycophenolate mofetil (750~3000mg/day);
Primary Outcome(s)
Annual Relapse Rate;Best Corrected Visual Acuity;EDSS score;side effects;
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
funded by the National Natural Science Fundation of China (NO.81870662)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 25/07/2019
Contact:
010-66937166
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
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