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Register: JPRN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2023
Main ID:  JPRN-jRCTs041190028
Date of registration: 23/05/2019
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Asahina Masato
Public title: Ivig for ALS
Scientific title: Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - ALSIvig
Date of first enrolment: 18/06/2019
Target sample size: 30
Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
URL:  https://jrct.niph.go.jp/latest-detail/jRCTs041190028
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  single arm study, open(masking not used), uncontrolled control, single assignment, treatment purpose  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Contacts
Name: Megumi    Nakanishi
Address:  1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Kahoku, Ishikawa 920-0293 Ishikawa Japan
Telephone: +81-76-286-2211
Email: neurol@kanazawa-med.ac.jp
Affiliation:  Kanazawa Medical University Hospital
Name: Masato    Asahina
Address:  1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Kahoku, Ishikawa 920-0293 Ishikawa Japan
Telephone: +81-76-286-2211
Email: asahina@kanazawa-med.ac.jp
Affiliation:  Kanazawa Medical University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with sporadic or familial ALS corresponding to the Awaji criteria categories of possible, probable, or definite.
2. Patients rated as 1, 2, or 3 according to Japan ALS severity classification.
3. Patients within 2 years of the initial diagnosis.
4. Patients whose age is from 30-80 years.
5. Patients who have given written consent to participate in this study after receiving sufficient explanation.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with multifocal motor neuropathy.
2. Patients predominantly exhibiting bulbar symptoms.
3. Patients with < 70% forced vital capacity.
4. Patients who refuse or are unable to undergo a lumbar puncture.
5. Patients who started to take, discontinued, or changed the dosage of riluzole within 4 weeks prior to giving informed consent to inclusion in the study.
6. Patients receiving or discontinued edaravone therapy within 4 weeks prior to giving informed consent.
7. Patients with a neuroimmunological disease, including MS, MG, and CIDP.
8. Patients with a past history of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, or heart failure.
9. Patients complicated by or receiving treatment for malignancy or infectious disease.
10. Patients with a manual muscle testing score of 5 (normal strength) for 36 muscles.
11. Patients with IgA deficiency.
12. Patients with past history of hypersensitivity to Venoglobulin IH.
13. Patients who received any other investigational agent within 12 weeks prior to giving informed consent.
14. Patients determined to be unsuitable for the study by the primary investigator or a sub-investigator.


Age minimum: >= 30age old
Age maximum: < 80age old
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ALS
Intervention(s)
Treatment of Intravenous immunoglobulin at a dose of 400 mg/kg/day for 5 days.
Primary Outcome(s)
Manual muscle test
Secondary Outcome(s)
ALSFRS-R score
grip strength
Respiratory function (%FVC, FVC, EFV)
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Japan Blood Products Organization
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approval
Approval date: 16/05/2019
Contact:
tiken@kanazawa-med.ac.jp
Kanazawa Medical University Clinical Research Review Board
+81-76-218-8346
tiken@kanazawa-med.ac.jp
Results
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