Blood filtering vs. antibody therapy: new hope for nerve disorder patients
NCT ID NCT04881682
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two treatments for CIDP, a nerve condition that causes weakness and numbness. It involves 20 adults who did not get better with steroids. One group receives a blood-filtering procedure called immunoadsorption, and the other receives standard antibody infusions. The goal is to see which approach better controls the disease and improves muscle strength and daily function.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of possible, probable, or definite CIDP (typical or atypical) according to European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) guidelines * Disease duration of 3 years or less * Age 18 years or above * Previous treatment with methyl-prednisolone and insufficient therapeutic response as judged by the treating physician, or contraindications against methyl-prednisolone, or clinically significant side effects under methyl-prednisolone therapy as judged by the treating physician Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical or laboratory evidence of manifest systemic infection, i.e., C-reactive protein (CRP) above 20 mg/l, or evidence of nitrite-positive urinary tract infection * Intake of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor within 1 week before first treatment * immunoglobulin A deficiency * Other contraindications against immunoadsorption or intravenous immunoglobulins
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Neurology, University of Ulm
RECRUITINGUlm, Baden-Wurttemberg, 89081, Germany
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