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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT00909077
Date of registration: 26/05/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev
Public title: The Efficacy of Dexamethasone Versus Dexamethasone Combined With Rituximab in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
Scientific title: A Randomised Phase III Study of the Efficacy of High Dose Dexamethasone Versus High Dose Dexamethasone in Combination With Rituximab (MabThera®)in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
Date of first enrolment: August 2004
Target sample size: 155
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00909077
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Denmark
Contacts
Name:     Hans C Hasselbalch, MD
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Affiliation:  Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Department of Haematology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 18 years or over

- Diagnosis = ITP + platelet count above or equal to 25 Mia/l or platelet count above or
equal to 50 Mia/l and bleeding from the mucous membranes.

- Adequate contraceptive measures within the last 3 months for women of childbearing
potential.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Performance status above or equal to 2

- Previous treatment with rituximab

- Immunosuppressive treatment within the last month except for not previously treated
patients

- Other serious disease

- Pregnant women and nursing mothers

- Contraindication for rituximab treatment.

- Active infection requiring antibiotic treatment.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Intervention(s)
Drug: Dexamethasone and Rituximab
Drug: Dexamethasone
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of patients with sustained partial response after 6 months [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Remission rates in the 2 arms at day 7, 10, 14,21, 28, month 2 - 12, year 2 - 5 [Time Frame: day 7, 10, 14,21, 28, month 2 - 12, year 2 - 5]
Secondary ID(s)
ITP-Rituximab-DXM
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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