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Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, IdiopathicPhase 3NCT03252457

Decitabine Combining Dexamethasone Versus Dexamethasone in Management of ITP

A Phase 3 study testing Decitabine and Dexamethasone in people with Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic and Immune Thrombocytopenia, run by Shandong University at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

The project was undertaking by Qilu Hospital of Shandong University and other 18 well-known hospitals in China. In order to report the efficacy and safety of decitabine combining with dexamethasone for the treatment of adults with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), compared to dexamethasone alone . Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
What is being tested?
Decitabine and Dexamethasone
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
200 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
1 Sep 2018to 1 Dec 2021
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Meet the diagnostic criteria for immune thrombocytopenia.
  • within 3 months fromdiagnosis,untreated patients, may be male or female, between the ages of 18 ~ 80 years.
  • To show a platelet count < 30×10^9/L, and with bleeding manifestations.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group(ECOG)performance status ≤ 2.

Who cannot join

  • Received chemotherapy or anticoagulants or other drugs affecting the platelet counts within 3 months before the screening visit.
  • Received high-dose steroids or intravenous immunoglobulin transfusion(IVIG) in the 3 weeks prior to the start of the study.
  • Current HIV infection or hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infections.
  • Severe medical condition (lung, hepatic or renal disorder) other than ITP. Unstable or uncontrolled disease or condition related to or impacting cardiac function (e.g., unstable angina, congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension or cardiac arrhythmia)
  • Female patients who are nursing or pregnant, who may be pregnant, or who contemplate pregnancy during the study period.
  • Have a known diagnosis of other autoimmune diseases, established in the medical history and laboratory findings with positive results for the determination of antinuclear antibodies, anti-cardiolipin antibodies, lupus anticoagulant or direct Coombs test.
  • Patients who are deemed unsuitable for the study by the investigator.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Qilu hospital, Shandong University

    Jinan, Shandong, 250012

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: A Multicenter Prospective Randomized Study of Dexamethasone Combined With Decitabine Versus Dexamethasone in the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)

The project was undertaking by Qilu Hospital of Shandong University and other 18 well-known hospitals in China. In order to report the efficacy and safety of decitabine combining with dexamethasone for the treatment of adults with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), compared to dexamethasone alone .

Read the detailed description

The investigators anticipate to undertaking a parallel group, multicentre, randomised controlled trial of 200 ITP adult patients from 19 medical centers in China. One part of the participants are randomly selected to receive dexamethasone (given 40mg/d for 4 consecutive days as a cycle , If platelet count remained below 30 × 109/L or there were bleeding symptoms by day 10, an additional cycle of dexamethasone was given) combining with decitabine (given intravenously at a dose of 3.5mg/m2/d for 4 consecutive days as a cycle and repeated every 2 weeks for 3 cycles), the others are selected to receive dexamethasone therapy(given 40mg/d for 4 consecutive days as a cycle, If platelet count remained below 30 × 109/L or there were bleeding symptoms by day 10, an additional cycle of dexamethasone was given). Platelet count, bleeding and other symptoms were evaluated before and after treatment, adverse events are also recorded throughout the study in order to report the efficacy and safety of the combination therapy compared to dexemathasone alone therapy for the treatment of adults with ITP.

Keywords
Purpura, Thrombocytopenia, immune throbocytopenia
Medical subject headings
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic, Purpura, Thrombocytopenia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • DecitabineDrug

    Also called pharmachemie

    given intravenously at a dose of 3.5mg/m2/d for 4 consecutive days as a cycle and repeated every 2 weeks for 3cycles

  • DexamethasoneDrug

    Also called Hydrocortisone

    given 40mg/d for 4 consecutive days as a cycle , If platelet count remained below 30 × 109/L or there were bleeding symptoms by day 10, an additional cycle of dexamethasone was given.

Study groups in NCT03252457
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
combination treatment groupExperimental100 enrolled patients are randomly picked up to take decitabine in combination with dexamethasone at the indicated dose
Receives: Drug: Decitabine; Drug: Dexamethasone
single treatment groupActive comparator100 enrolled patients are randomly picked up to take dexamethasone at the indicated dose
Receives: Drug: Dexamethasone

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Evaluation of platelet response(continuous response rate)

    Complete Response:a sustained (≥ 3 months) platelet count ≥100×10^9/L;response: a sustained (≥ 3 months) platelet count ≥ 30×10^9/L without recurrence of thrombocytopenia;No response (NR): platelet count < 30 × 10^9/L or a less than two fold increase in platelet count from baseline or the presence of bleeding. Platelet count must be measured on two occasions more than a day apart.

    Measured: up to 1 year per subject

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. therapy associated adverse events

    The number and frequency of therapy associated adverse events

    Measured: up to 1 year per subject

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Aug 2017
  2. Study start1 Sep 2018 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 Dec 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Dec 2021 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
200 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03252457
Sponsor's protocol ID
DAC in ITP
Status last verified
Aug 2018
First submitted
14 Aug 2017
Last updated
15 Aug 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Rodeghiero F, Stasi R, Gernsheimer T, Michel M, Provan D, Arnold DM, Bussel JB, Cines DB, Chong BH, Cooper N, Godeau B, Lechner K, Mazzucconi MG, McMillan R, Sanz MA, Imbach P, Blanchette V, Kuhne T, Ruggeri M, George JN. Standardization of terminology, definitions and outcome criteria in immune thrombocytopenic purpura of adults and children: report from an international working group. Blood. 2009 Mar 12;113(11):2386-93. doi: 10.1182/blood-2008-07-162503. Epub 2008 Nov 12.

    PubMed 19005182
  • Zhou H, Hou Y, Liu X, Qiu J, Feng Q, Wang Y, Zhang X, Min Y, Shao L, Liu X, Li G, Li L, Yang L, Xu S, Ni H, Peng J, Hou M. Low-dose decitabine promotes megakaryocyte maturation and platelet production in healthy controls and immune thrombocytopenia. Thromb Haemost. 2015 May;113(5):1021-34. doi: 10.1160/TH14-04-0342. Epub 2015 Jan 8.

    PubMed 25566808
  • Wei Y, Ji XB, Wang YW, Wang JX, Yang EQ, Wang ZC, Sang YQ, Bi ZM, Ren CA, Zhou F, Liu GQ, Peng J, Hou M. High-dose dexamethasone vs prednisone for treatment of adult immune thrombocytopenia: a prospective multicenter randomized trial. Blood. 2016 Jan 21;127(3):296-302; quiz 370. doi: 10.1182/blood-2015-07-659656. Epub 2015 Oct 19.

    PubMed 26480931
  • Din B, Wang X, Shi Y, Li Y. Long-term effect of high-dose dexamethasone with or without low-dose dexamethasone maintenance in untreated immune thrombocytopenia. Acta Haematol. 2015;133(1):124-8. doi: 10.1159/000362529. Epub 2014 Sep 20.

    PubMed 25247485

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Decitabine and Dexamethasone in people with Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic and Immune Thrombocytopenia, run by Shandong University at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Aug 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Ming Hou, Dr (+86-531-82169114 ext. 9879, houming@medmail.com.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Evaluation of platelet response(continuous response rate) (time frame: up to 1 year per subject). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03252457, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Aug 2018.

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