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Last refreshed on: 25 April 2022
Main ID:  NCT04004819
Date of registration: 27/06/2019
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Public title: Rituximab for HTLV-1-associated Myelopathy
Scientific title: Rituximab Therapy for the Patients With HTLV-1-associated Myelopathy
Date of first enrolment: August 15, 2019
Target sample size: 100
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT04004819
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Name:     Ying Fu, MD, PhD
Address: 
Telephone: 13920263588
Email: fuying1995@163.com
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 18-80 years

- Patients HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (tropical spastic paraparesis)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Anticipated survival of at least 3 years

- Inability to undergo neuroimaging with Magnetic Resonance

- Clinically significant hepatic disease as demonstrated by history, clinical exam
(ascites, varices), or laboratory findings (LFTs >2x normal, coagulopathy as
described)

- Comorbid conditions likely to complicate therapy including but not limited to the
following: a history of New York Heart Association class II, III, or IV Congestive
Heart Failure; end-stage acquired immune deficiency syndrome

- Pregnancy

- Malignancy (history of or active)

- Concomitant use with antineoplastic, immunosuppressive or immune modulating therapies



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
HTLV-1-associated Myelopathy
Intervention(s)
Drug: Rituximab
Primary Outcome(s)
The improvement of pyramidal or bowel-bladder function score in EDSS during 12 month treatment [Time Frame: up to 360 days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in immunology function [Time Frame: up to 360 days]
Secondary ID(s)
MRCTA,ECFAHOFFMU[2019]142
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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