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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00809822
Date of registration: 11/12/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Nihon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Public title: Clinical Trial of NPB-01 in Patients With Bullous Pemphigoid Unresponsive to Corticosteroids. NPB-01
Scientific title: NPB-01(Intravenous Immunoglobulin) Therapy for Patients With Bullous Pemphigoid Unresponsive to Corticosteroids: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control,Parallel Assignment Study(Phase?).
Date of first enrolment: November 2008
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00809822
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Japan
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with corticosteroids over 20mg/day(Prednisolone) at informed consent.

2. Patients with continued treatment for bullous pemphigoid without add or change the
treatment after informed consent.

3. Patients who pemphigoid activity score is score1 and more before study medication
received.

4. Patients who symptom is not improve before study medication received.

5. Patients with twenty years old at informed consent.

6. Patients with hospitalization during five consecutive days of study medication.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients treated with plasmapheresis at 28 days before informed consent.

2. Patients treated with corticosteroids pulse therapy(methylprednisolone over 0.5g/day)
at 14 days before informed consent.

3. Patients treated with intravenous immunoglobulin at 56 days before informed consent.

4. Patients who receive or adjust in increments immunosuppressants at 14 days before
informed consent.

5. Patients with malignancy or a history of this disease.

6. Patients with history of shock for NPB-01.

7. Patients with history of hypersensitivity for NPB-01.

8. Patients with IgA deficiency.

9. Patients with impaired liver function.

10. Patients with impaired renal function.

11. Patients with cerebro- or cardiovascular disorders.

12. Patients with high risk of thromboembolism.

13. Patients with hemolytic/hemorrhagic anemia.

14. Patients with decreased cardiac function.

15. Patients with decreased platelet.



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Bullous Pemphigoid
Intervention(s)
Drug: Placebo
Drug: NPB-01
Primary Outcome(s)
Skin lesion area (%), Number of new blisters/day, Pemphigoid Activity Score, Pemphigus Disease Area Index(PDAI), anti-BP180 and -BP230 antibody titers, Steroid dose, Time to escape from the protocol and its ratio [Time Frame: 57 days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
NPB-01-06/E-01
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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