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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2022-000281-18-NO
EUCTR2022-000281-18-NO
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1

A pilot study using subcutaneous injections of the anti-CD38 antibody daratumumab in six patients with moderate to severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Resetting the humoral immune response in ME/CFS.

Haukeland University Hospital, Dept. of Oncology and Medical Physics0 sites10 target enrollmentFebruary 7, 2022

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Sponsor
Haukeland University Hospital, Dept. of Oncology and Medical Physics
Enrollment
10
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 7, 2022
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Haukeland University Hospital, Dept. of Oncology and Medical Physics

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • ME/CFS according to Canadian consensus criteria (2003\) (1\);moderate (mainly housebound) to severe (mainly bedridden) disease.
  • Age 18 to 65 years.
  • Signed informed consent.
  • Duration of ME/CFS disease at least two years.
  • The ME/CFS disease should have a defined onset, e.g. after an initial infection or other immunological trigger.
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes
  • F.1\.2\.1 Number of subjects for this age range 10
  • F.1\.3 Elderly (\>\=65 years) no

Exclusion Criteria

  • Chronic fatigue conditions not fulfilling Canadian consensus criteria.
  • Age under 18 or over 65 years.
  • Mild or mild\-to moderate ME/CFS.
  • Very severe ME/CFS, where patient is unable to travel to the hospital for intervention and assessments.
  • Participation in a clinical trial with intervention aimed at ME/CFS during the last two years.
  • Endogenous depression.
  • Known multi\-allergy with clinically assessed risk for hypersensitivity to daratumumab.
  • Known contraindication to daratumumab.
  • Significant comorbidity with reduced organ function (kidney, liver, heart, pulmonary).
  • Previous long\-term systemic treatment with immunosuppressants the last two years, excluding short steroid courses in e.g. obstructive lung disease.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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