Intravenous Immunoglobulins for Post-Polio Syndrome

February 23, 2012 updated by: Laura Bertolasi, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
Postpolio syndrome is a condition that affects many polio survivors years after the acute infection and causes symptoms to increase or new symptoms to develop. Proinflammatory cytokine production within the central nervous system (CNS) indicates an underlying inflammatory process, amenable to immunomodulatory therapy. In this study the investigators sought to confirm that antiinflammatory treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin improves the disease.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • a history of acute poliomyelitis
  • increased muscle weakness, muscle fatigue and pain in muscle groups previously affected by poliomyelitis
  • a diagnosis of postpolio syndrome according to the criteria of Halstead and Rossi

Exclusion Criteria:

  • clinically relevant systemic disease
  • malignancy
  • hypothyroidism
  • diabetes mellitus not fully controlled by medical therapy
  • medical or orthopedic disorders that could give rise to symptoms mimicking post-polio syndrome
  • conditions associated with prolonged coagulation time
  • serum IgA deficiency
  • previous allergic reaction to IVIG
  • body-mass index greater than 30
  • immune-modulating treatments other than IVIG within the preceding 6 months

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: saline solution
Biological: Saline solution
Placebo
Experimental: intravenous immunoglobulins
Biological: intravenous immunoglobulins
One course of Intravenous Immunoglobulins 0.4 g/kg/die for 5 consecutive days

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
SF-36 physical component
Time Frame: Baseline; 2 and 4 months after treatment
Baseline; 2 and 4 months after treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 17, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 22, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

February 23, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 27, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 23, 2012

Last Verified

February 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • EUDRACT-200700-3559-35

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