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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00664599
Date of registration: 20/04/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Public title: Rituximab for the Treatment of Severe Ocular Manifestations of Behcet's Disease
Scientific title: Effect of Rituximab in the Treatment of Resistant Ocular Inflammatory Lesions of Behcet's Disease (Pilot Study)
Date of first enrolment: April 2006
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00664599
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Contacts
Name:     Hormoz Shams, MD
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Affiliation:  Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University for Medical Sciences
Name:     Cheyda Chams-Davatchi, MD
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Affiliation:  Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University for Medical Sciences
Name:     Farhad Shahram, MD
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Affiliation:  Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University for Medical Sciences
Name:     Mozhgan Rezaipoor, MD
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Affiliation:  Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University for Medical Sciences
Name:     Bahar Sadeghi, MD
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Affiliation:  Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University for Medical Sciences
Name:     Fereydoun Davatchi, MD
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Affiliation:  Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University for Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Behcet's Disease fulfilling the new International Criteria for Behcet's Disease

- Having active ocular lesions (posterior and/or retinal vasculitis)

- Resistant to cytotoxic drugs + prednisolone 0.5 mg/kg

Exclusion Criteria:

- Visual acuity less than 1/10 on Snellen chart

- Antecedent of allergic reaction to any component of the therapeutic regimen



Age minimum: 16 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Behcet's Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: Rituximab
Drug: Cytotoxic Combination
Primary Outcome(s)
Visual acuity [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Total Adjusted Disease Activity Index (TADAI) [Time Frame: 6 months]
Inflammatory index for retinal vasculitis, especially for edema [Time Frame: 6 months]
Inflammatory index for posterior uveitis [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
132/12487
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Hoffmann-La Roche
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