Glycyrrhetinic Acid Combined With Dexamethasone in Management of Newly Diagnosed ITP

Shandong University

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 4

Conditions: Immune Thrombocytopenia

Treatments: Drug: Dexamethasone; Drug: Glycyrrhetinic Acid

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03998982

Glycyrrhetinic Acid+DXM in ITP

Details and patient eligibility

About

The project was undertaking by Qilu Hospital of Shandong University in China. In order to report the efficacy and safety of glycyrrhetinic acid combining with high-dose dexamethasone for the treatment of adults with newly-diagnosed primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).

Full description

The investigators anticipate to undertaking a parallel group, single-centre, randomised controlled trial of 30 ITP adult patients. One part of the participants are randomly selected to receive glycyrrhetinic acid (given compound glycyrrhizin tablets orally at a dose of 225mg per day for 1 month), combining with dexamethasone (given orally at a dose of 40 mg per day for 4 days, two-cycles with an interval of 10 days); the others are selected to receive high-dose of dexamethasone treatment plus placebo. 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 glycyrrhetinic acid combining with high-dose dexamethasone therapy for the treatment of adults with ITP.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Meet the diagnostic criteria for immune thrombocytopenia;
• Untreated hospitalized 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;
• Willing and able to sign written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Received chemotherapy or anticoagulants or other drugs affecting the platelet counts within 3 months before the screening visit;
• Received second-line ITP-specific treatments (eg, cyclophosphamide, 6-mercaptopurine, vincristine, vinblastine, etc) within 3 months before the screening visit;
• Received high-dose steroids or IVIG in the 3 weeks prior to the start of the study;
• Current HIV infection;
• Severe medical condition (lung, hepatic or renal disorder) other than chronic ITP. Unstable or uncontrolled disease or condition related to or impacting cardiac
• 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 design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

glycyrrhetinic acid Combining HD-DXM

Active Comparator group

Description:

Compound glycyrrhizin tablets 75mg three times per day, 1 month, and HD-DXM (orally at 40 mg daily for 4d )

Treatment:

Drug: Glycyrrhetinic Acid

Drug: Dexamethasone

HD-DXM

Active Comparator group

Description:

HD-DXM (orally at 40 mg daily for 4d )

Treatment:

Drug: Dexamethasone