Polio Survivors' hope dashed as drug trial ends early
NCT ID NCT02176863
First seen Jan 09, 2026 · Last updated May 16, 2026 · Updated 15 times
Summary
This study tested a medicine called Flebogamma® 5% DIF in 191 people with post-polio syndrome, a condition that causes new muscle weakness years after polio. The goal was to see if it could improve walking distance and reduce pain. The trial was stopped early, so results are limited.
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Locations
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Aarhus Universitets Hospital-Neurologisk Forskning
Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark
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Academisch Medisch Centrum Amsterdam UMC, Locatie AMC
Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, Netherlands
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona (Ospedale Borgo Roma)
Verona, 37124, Italy
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Charité Campus Mitte
Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Clinical Research Center Sp. z o.o.
Poznan, 60-848, Poland
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Hannover Medical School
Hanover, 30625, Germany
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Institut Guttman
Badalona, 08916, Spain
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Klinik für konservative Orthopädie und des Poliozentrums
Koblenz, 56073, Germany
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MedTrials
Krakow, 31-436, Poland
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226-3596, United States
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Montreal Neurological Institute Clinical Research Unit, McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada
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Rigshospitalet
København Ø, 2100, Denmark
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SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States
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Samodzielny Publiczny Centralny Szpital Kliniczny
Warsaw, 02-097, Poland
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Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 4 w Lublinie
Lublin, 20-954, Poland
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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Thomayerova nemocnice, Klinicko-farmakologická jednotka
Prague, 4, Czechia
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Universitätsklinikum Jena
Jena, 07747, Germany
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Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Münster, 48149, Germany
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