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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01408550
Date of registration: 27/07/2011
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Nihon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Public title: Phase III Clinical Trial of NPB-01 in Patients With Bullous Pemphigoid Unresponsive to Corticosteroids
Scientific title: NPB-01(Intravenous Immunoglobulin) Therapy for Patients With Bullous Pemphigoid Unresponsive to Corticosteroids: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control,Parallel Assignment Study(Phase III)
Date of first enrolment: August 2011
Target sample size: 56
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01408550
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 3
Countries of recruitment
Japan
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with corticosteroids over 0.4mg/kg/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 the score using Pemphigus Disease Area Index(PDAI) is score10 and more
before study medication received.

4. Patients who the score using Pemphigus Disease Area Index(PDAI) 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 and
seven consecutive days after administration 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)
The score using Pemphigus Disease Area Index (PDAI) [Time Frame: 15 days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Pemphigoid Activity Score [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
Oral Steroid dose [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
anti-BP180 antibody titers [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
NPB-01-06/C-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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