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Immunoadsorption Versus Plasma Exchange for Treatment of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)

Observational GBS

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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Immunoadsorption, Plasma Exchange.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: GBS. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Germany
Next step
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Overview

This is an observations study evaluating safety and efficacy of immunoadsorption compared to plasma exchange in Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

Interventions

  • Device Immunoadsorption
    1 cycle, consisting of 5 sessions on 5 consecutive days with processing of the 0.7-fold individual plasma volume (maximum 2.5 l) each days with tryptophan adsorbers.
  • Device Plasma Exchange
    1 cycle, consisting of 5 sessions on 5 consecutive days with exchange of 0.7-fold plasma volume (maximum 2.5 l) each day with albumin solution as volume replacement solution.

Primary outcome measures

  • Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Score [Time frame: 2 weeks]
  • Inflammatory Neuropathy Cause and Treatment (INCAT) disability score [Time frame: 2 weeks]
  • Oxford Muscle Strength Score (Medical Research Council, MRC) [Time frame: 2 weeks]
  • Vibration Score [Time frame: 2 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (12)
  • Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Score [Time frame: 1, 3, and 5 weeks]
  • Inflammatory Neuropathy Cause and Treatment (INCAT) disability score [Time frame: 1, 3, and 5 weeks]
  • Oxford Muscle Strength Score (Medical Research Council, MRC) [Time frame: 1, 3, and 5 weeks]
  • Vibration Score [Time frame: 1, 3, and 5 weeks]
  • Hughes Score [Time frame: 1, 2, 3, and 5 weeks]
  • Pain [Time frame: 1, 2, 3, and 5 weeks]
  • N20 [Time frame: 2 and 5 weeks]
  • P40 [Time frame: 2 and 5 weeks]
  • Nerve Conduction Velocity [Time frame: 2 and 5 weeks]
  • Euro Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) [Time frame: 1, 2, 3, and 5 weeks]
  • Immunoglobulin A in serum [Time frame: 1, 2, 3, and 5 weeks]
  • Immunoglobulin A in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) [Time frame: 2 weeks]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of Guillain-Barré Syndrome according to the diagnostic criteria proposed by Doorn et al. (Clinical features, pathogenesis, and treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome, Lancet neurology 2008)
  • age 18 years or above

Exclusion criteria

  • Clinical or laboratory (C-reactive protein 20 mg/l or above, or evidence of nitrite-positive urinary tract infection) evidence of manifest systemic infection
  • Intake of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor within1 weeks before first treatment
  • Other contraindications against immunoadsorption or plasma exchange

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Observational model
Cohort

Study locations

Germany · 1 center
  • Department of Neurology, University of Ulm — Ulm

Identifiers

NCT: NCT04871035 · IPET-GBS 1.2

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗