Testing efgartigimod administration for myasthaenia gravis
Official title: Efgartigimod in IVIG Dependent Myasthenia Gravis Patients
- Phase 3
- 1 group
- One site, in Gatineau
- Recruiting
Interventions
- Medication
efgartigimod administration
efgartigimod infusion
Canadian Sites (1)
1 of 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Clinique Neuro-Outaouais
Gatineau, Quebec
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for6 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +1\. Signed informed consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more →. 2. Age 18-80 years 3. Acetylcholine receptor antibody positive, myasthenia gravis patients, with stable disease for the past four or more months. Stable disease is defined as no change in dosage or interval in IVIG treatments and without any significant change in clinical status.
- +\. No modification or addition of NSISTs in the past six months 5. No modification or addition in corticosteroid therapy for the past three months 6. Myasthenia Gravis diagnosis was supported by abnormal neurotransmission test or history of improvement with AChE inhibitors.
- +\. Receiving chronic regular IVIG treatments for myasthenia gravis for the past year or more.
Exclusion
- −1\. Patients with previous rituxan or eculizumab treatment or plasma exchange within the past six months 2. Patients with previous thymectomy within the past 3months 3. Patients that have active Hepatitis B, are seropositive for Hepatitis C or HIV or have latent, untreated or active TB or any other significant active infection 4. Patients that have at screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more → a serum IgG less than 6.0gm/L or a history of chronic hypogammaglobulinemia from any cause.
- −\. Patients with severe renal impairment (eGFR less than 30ml/min) 7. Patients who in the opinion of the investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more → should not participate in the study.
- −\. Patients that are pregnant or considering becoming pregnant in the next 6 months.
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
Phase 3Phase 3A large study comparing a treatment against the current standard.Read more → — a large study comparing this against the current standard, usually across many hospitals.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
- designModule.phases
Who receives what
Everyone in this study is in one group and receives efgartigimod administration.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].label
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run
There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for
The study lists an age range of 18 years to 80 years.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 30 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around January 2027.
The main measurement is taken over: a sustained decrease persistent for at least 4 consecutive weeks over the 26 week period.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
MG-ADL — measured over a sustained decrease persistent for at least 4 consecutive weeks over the 26 week period.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT06765161 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About efgartigimod administrationDrug
efgartigimod infusion
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: an age range of 18 years to 80 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists an age range of 18 years to 80 years.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: a sustained decrease persistent for at least 4 consecutive weeks over the 26 week period.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2027-01-06.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 30 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists one location: Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
This study is an open label, single center, prospective, 26 weeks study with descriptive analysis where IVIG is replaced by efgartigimod therapy. MG-ADL and MGQOL evaluations will occur weekly throughout the study to week 26.
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