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Rabiës pre exposure prophylaxis in patients with auto-immune diseases using immunosuppressive agents.

Recruiting
Conditions
Auto-immune diseases (Inflammatory bowel disease/rheumatoid arthritis)
Registration Number
NL-OMON25639
Lead Sponsor
The International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

•Adults aged 18-70 years old with a chronic inflammatory condition requiring treatment with one of the following drugs: adalimumab, infliximab, etanercept, golimumab, certolizumab, methotrexate, azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, thioguanine, steroids, tacrolimus or mycophenolic acid.
•Being naïve to rabies vaccines
•Anticipated travel to a rabies-endemic country in the future

Exclusion Criteria

•Diagnosis of one of the following
oPrimary immune deficiency disorder
oActive malignancy
oAnyone who received chemotherapy or anti-CD20 in the past 2 years.
oHemophilic disorder precluding intramuscular vaccination
o(Functional) asplenia
oAllergy to any of the components of the rabies vaccine.
•Pregnant
•Not able or willing to consent
•Using other immunosuppressive agents than the mentioned

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Boostability, defined as the proportion of patients who received a 3-dose PrEP schedule (0,7,28) and had adequate antibody levels >0.5 IU/L at day 7 after the 2-dose PEP schedule (0,3) given 1 year after the PrEP schedule.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
oSeroconversion rate (SCR) on day 28 (after 2 out of 3 doses PrEP), defined as the proportion of patients who developed adequate antibody levels >0.5 IU/ml on day 28.<br>oSCR on day 60 (after 3 out of 3 doses PrEP), defined as the proportion of patients who developed adequate antibody levels >0.5 IU/ml on day 60.<br>oPersisting immunity at month 12, defined as the proportion of patients who had adequate antibody levels >0.5 IU/ml at month 12.<br>oFactors associated with seroconversion on day 28, 60 and persisting immunity at month 12, such as age, gender, medication, comorbidities, smoking, alcohol and drug use.<br>
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