UMIN ID: UMIN000001936
Registered date:02/05/2009
Safety and efficacy of high-dose leukocytapheresis using a large filter in patients with refractory asthma
Basic Information
| Recruitment status | Complete: follow-up complete |
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| Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied | Refractory asthma |
| Date of first enrollment | 2008/11/01 |
| Target sample size | 10 |
| Countries of recruitment | Japan |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Intervention(s) | High-dose leukocyapheresis using a large filter is performed once a week and twice totally. |
Outcome(s)
| Primary Outcome | Improvement of the peak flow rate in morning and evening. |
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| Secondary Outcome | Improvement of the scores in asthma control tests. |
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
| Age minimum | 18years-old |
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| Age maximum | 75years-old |
| Gender | Male and Female |
| Include criteria | |
| Exclude criteria | Pregnant women. Patients with severe cardiovascular diseases. Patients with infective diseases. Patients with leukocytopenia or anemia. |
Related Information
| Primary Sponsor | Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine |
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| Secondary Sponsor | |
| Source(s) of Monetary Support | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
| Secondary ID(s) | NCT00888472 |
Contact
| public contact | |
| Name | Tamotsu Ishizuka |
| Address | 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi 371-8511, Japan Japan |
| Telephone | 027-220-8123 |
| tamotsui@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp | |
| Affiliation | Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Medicine and Molecular Science |
| scientific contact | |
| Name | Tamotsu Ishizuka |
| Address | 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi 371-8511, Japan Japan |
| Telephone | 027-220-8123 |
| Affiliation | Gunma University Graduate Schoo of Medicine Department of Medicine and Molecular Science |