Phase II Randomized Study of Muromonab-CD3, Cyclosporine, Methylprednisolone, and Prednisone in Patients With Giant Cell Myocarditis

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Myocarditis, Giant Cell Myocarditis

In brief

OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the effect of immunosuppression with muromonab-CD3, cyclosporine, methylprednisolone, and prednisone versus standard care in terms of death, heart transplantation, or left ventricular assistive device placement in patients with giant cell myocarditis. II. Compare left ventricular ejection fraction prior to and after 4 weeks of treatment in these arms. III. Compare the degree of myocardial inflammatory infiltrate prior to and after 4 weeks of treatment in these arms.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00004482
Run by
Mayo Clinic
People needed
40
Starts
1999-12-01
Expected to finish
2006-07-01
Last updated by the study team
2010-09-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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