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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00348296
Date of registration: 03/07/2006
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Benesis Corporation
Public title: Efficacy and Safety Study of GB-0998 for Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis
Scientific title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Multi-center Study of GB-0998 for Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis
Date of first enrolment: July 2006
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00348296
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Japan
Contacts
Name:     Kazuhiko Takehara, Professor
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Affiliation:  Kanazawa University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients who have sclerosis located proximal to the elbow joint with diffused
systemic scleroderma.

- Patients who have not less than 20 points of TSS.

- Patients with no appropriate therapeutic treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with severe hepatic disorder, severe renal disorder or severe heart
disorder.

- Patients with malignant tumors.

- Patients who have the anamnesis of shock or hypersensitivity to this drug.

- Patients who have the anamnesis of cerebral infarction or symptom of these diseases.

- Patients who have been diagnosed as IgA deficiency in their past history.

- Pregnant, lactating, and probably pregnant patients, and patients who want to become
pregnant.

- Patients who had any dose increase or new dosing of steroid within 12 weeks before
consent.

- Patients who were administered other investigational drug within 12 weeks before
consent.



Age minimum: 16 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Scleroderma, Systemic
Intervention(s)
Drug: High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (Venoglobulin-IH)
Primary Outcome(s)
Changes in TSS at 12 weeks
Secondary Outcome(s)
Changes in joint motion, oral aperture, active hand spread, fingertip-to-palm distance, health assessment questionnaire, histological analysis of dermal section at 12 weeks.; Adverse events and laboratory test.
Secondary ID(s)
0998-A1
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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