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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT00656656
Date of registration: 07/04/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Luebeck
Public title: Immunoadsorption, Dexamethasone Pulse Therapy and Rituximab for Pemphigus
Scientific title: Combined Treatment of Autoimmune Bullous Diseases With Protein A Immunoadsorption, Dexamethasone Pulse Therapy and Rituximab
Date of first enrolment: January 2008
Target sample size: 23
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00656656
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name:     Detlef Zillikens, MD
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Affiliation:  Department of Dermatology, University of Luebeck
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of pemphigus confirmed by immunofluorescence and desmoglein ELISA.

- Severe disease or past treatment(s) not effective or past treatment(s) not tolerated.

Exclusion Criteria:

- General condition too poor to tolerate immunoadsorption treatment.

- Severe dementia or psychiatric disease.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pemphigus
Intervention(s)
Drug: Combination of Protein A Immunoadsorption, Rituximab, Dexamethasone plus Azathioprine
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of Patients Achieving a Short- and Long-term Remission of Pemphigus [Time Frame: up to 43 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Number of Patients Who Experienced Side-effects of Treatment [Time Frame: up to 43 months]
Secondary ID(s)
Pemphigus-Luebeck
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 22/12/2016
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00656656
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