Eltrombopag in Chronic ITP

September 23, 2019 updated by: GM Abdelsalam, Assiut University

Efficacy of Eltrombopag in Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia in Pediatrics

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of eltrombopag on the platelet count in pediatric patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

20

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

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

1 year to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Pediatric patients with chronic ITP aged 1 to 17 years.
  2. Platelet count is less than 30×109 per liter.
  3. Patients neither have had spontaneous resolution of the thrombocytopenia nor responded to corticosteroids and/or IV immunoglobulin.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with clinical and/or laboratory evidence of hepatotoxicity/liver decompensation (Hepatotoxicity due to eltrombopag is defined as increased serum alanine aminotransferase ≥3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), aspartate aminotransferase ≥3 ULN, alkaline phosphatase >1.5 ULN, total bilirubin >1.5 ULN)
  2. Patients with history of thrombotic/thromboembolic events.

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Measuring the platelet count response to eltrombopag in pediatric chronic ITP
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Assiut University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

November 1, 2019

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

November 1, 2020

Study Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 23, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 23, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

September 25, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 25, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 23, 2019

Last Verified

September 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Eltrombopag in ITP

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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