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TerminatedNCT00004407

Randomized Study of Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg) in Patients With Subacute Proximal Diabetic Neuropathy

Status
Terminated
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
75 (planned)
Sponsor
Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effect of intravenous immunoglobulin on recovery time of patients with proximal diabetic neuropathy. II. Determine whether rate of response is dose dependent in these patients.

Detailed description

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study. Patients are randomized to treatment with low dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), high dose IVIg, or placebo. Patients must first complete baseline evaluation. Patients receive IVIg or placebo on days 1, 2, 3, and 5, biweekly at weeks 2-4, weekly at weeks 5-8, and every other week at weeks 9-12. Patients are assessed at 6, 12, 36, 52, and 104 weeks. Completion date provided represents the completion date of the grant per OOPD records

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGimmune globulin

Timeline

Start date
1998-02-01
Completion
2000-03-01
First posted
1999-10-19
Last updated
2015-03-25

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00004407. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.