drugset / Trial / NCT01356511
High-dose Dexamethasone Versus Conventional Dose Prednisone for Initial Treatment of Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Phase 4
Completed
261 enrolled
Shandong University
Anhui Provincial Hospital · collabChinese Academy of Medical Sciences · collabPeking Union Medical College Hospital · collabPeople's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region · collabRuijin Hospital · collabSecond Hospital of Shanxi Medical University · collabShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · collabShenzhen Second People's Hospital · collabTongji Hospital · collabUnion Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology · collabZhejiang Provincial Hospital of TCM · collab
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
The project was undertaking by Qilu Hospital of Shandong University and other 11 well-known hospitals in China. In order to report the efficacy and safety of high-dose dexamethasone compared to conventional dose prednisone for the first-line treatment of adults with primary immune thrombocytopenia(ITP).
Timeline
- Start
- 2010-09
- Primary completion
- 2014-05
- Completion
- 2015-03
Publications
- Background Provan D, Stasi R, Newland AC, Blanchette VS, Bolton-Maggs P, Bussel JB, Chong BH, Cines DB, Gernsheimer TB, Godeau B, Grainger J, Greer I, Hunt BJ, Imbach PA, Lyons G, McMillan R, Rodeghiero F, Sanz MA, Tarantino M, Watson S, Young J, Kuter DJ. International consensus report on the investigation and management of primary immune thrombocytopenia. Blood. 2010 Jan 14;115(2):168-86. doi: 10.1182/blood-2009-06-225565. Epub 2009 Oct 21.
- Background Rodeghiero F, Stasi R, Gernsheimer T, Michel M, Provan D, Arnold DM, Bussel JB, Cines DB, Chong BH, Cooper N, Godeau B, Lechner K, Mazzucconi MG, McMillan R, Sanz MA, Imbach P, Blanchette V, Kuhne T, Ruggeri M, George JN. Standardization of terminology, definitions and outcome criteria in immune thrombocytopenic purpura of adults and children: report from an international working group. Blood. 2009 Mar 12;113(11):2386-93. doi: 10.1182/blood-2008-07-162503. Epub 2008 Nov 12.
- Background Cheng Y, Wong RS, Soo YO, Chui CH, Lau FY, Chan NP, Wong WS, Cheng G. Initial treatment of immune thrombocytopenic purpura with high-dose dexamethasone. N Engl J Med. 2003 Aug 28;349(9):831-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa030254.
- Background Mazzucconi MG, Fazi P, Bernasconi S, De Rossi G, Leone G, Gugliotta L, Vianelli N, Avvisati G, Rodeghiero F, Amendola A, Baronci C, Carbone C, Quattrin S, Fioritoni G, D'Alfonso G, Mandelli F; Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto (GIMEMA) Thrombocytopenia Working Party. Therapy with high-dose dexamethasone (HD-DXM) in previously untreated patients affected by idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a GIMEMA experience. Blood. 2007 Feb 15;109(4):1401-7. doi: 10.1182/blood-2005-12-015222. Epub 2006 Oct 31.
- Wei Y, Ji XB, Wang YW, Wang JX, Yang EQ, Wang ZC, Sang YQ, Bi ZM, Ren CA, Zhou F, Liu GQ, Peng J, Hou M. High-dose dexamethasone vs prednisone for treatment of adult immune thrombocytopenia: a prospective multicenter randomized trial. Blood. 2016 Jan 21;127(3):296-302; quiz 370. doi: 10.1182/blood-2015-07-659656. Epub 2015 Oct 19.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dexamethasone | Small molecule | 40 mg | Oral |
| Subject | Prednisone | Other / unclassified | 1 mg/kg | Oral |