Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab in the Treatment of Good Prognosis Microscopic Polyangiitis

NCT03920722 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 8

Last updated 2026-05-06

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Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine wether a rituximab-based treatment compared to standard therapy (glucocorticoid alone) in patients with microscopic polyangiitis without any bad prognosis marker increases the remission and reduces the relapse free survival rate.

Conditions

  • Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA)

Interventions

DRUG

Rituximab

1 gram IV on Day 1 and 15 after premedication with 100 mg méthylprednisolone, 1 gramm paracetamol and 5 mg dexchlorpheniramine

DRUG

placebo

Placebo-Rituximab 1 gram IV on Day 1 and 15 after premedication with 100 mg méthylprednisolone, 1 gramm paracetamol and 5 mg dexchlorpheniramine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • French Vasculitis Study Group

    collaborator OTHER
  • URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin

    collaborator OTHER
  • Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Luc Mouthon, MD PhD · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-10-24
Primary Completion
2023-09-06
Completion
2023-09-06

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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