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IVIG - West Nile Encephalitis: Safety and Efficacy

NCT00068055 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 62

Last updated 2011-02-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will look at the safety and effectiveness of an experimental medication containing antibodies (Omr-IgG-am™) in people with West Nile Virus (WNV) who already have brain and/or spinal cord inflammation or who are at high risk of developing these problems because they have weak immune systems. WNV can cause problems such as headaches, fever, muscle weakness, coma, and death. Study investigators believe people who are not able to fight infection well may be at risk for developing neurologic problems (having to do with the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles) if they get WNV infection. Up to 110 subjects, 18 years or older, will participate for about 3 months and will receive either Omr-IgG-am™, Polygam® S/D, or placebo given through a small tube placed in a blood vessel in the arm. Hospitalization, up to 5 additional study visits, blood sample collection, MRI pictures of the brain and spinal cord, and neurological, muscle, and heart activity tests are also required.

Conditions

  • West Nile Virus

Interventions

DRUG

Omr-lgG-am

Omr-IgG-am™ 5% is provided in 100 ml bottles (5.0 grams) as a sterile solution containing 5% protein, 10% maltose and water for injection. This product is licensed in Israel, but not in the US.

DRUG

Polygam® S/D

Polygam® S/D is a solvent/detergent treated, sterile, freeze-dried preparation of highly purified immunoglobulin G (IgG) derived from large pools of human plasma. When reconstituted (5%) with the supplied diluent (sterile water for injection, USP) Polygam® S/D contains approximately 50mg of protein per ml (approximately 90% is gamma globulin); 3mg/ml human albumin, 22.5 mg/ml glycine, 20 mg/ml glucose, 2mlg/ml polyethylene glycol (PEG), 1 mcg/ml tri-nbutyl phosphate, 1 mcg/ml octoxynol 9, and 100 mcg/ml polysorbate 80.

DRUG

Placebo

Normal Saline.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    lead NIH

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Primary Completion
2006-12-31
Completion
2006-12-31

Countries

  • United States
  • Canada

Study Locations

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