NCT02308982.
Trial name or title | Investigating the Role of Early Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment for Children with Encephalitis (IgNiTE). |
Methods | Multicentre, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, randomised controlled trial of IVIG versus placebo in addition to standard care. |
Participants | 308 children with encephalitis, aged 6 weeks to 16 years. |
Interventions | IVIG 1 g/kg/dose + standard care vs placebo + standard care for 2 days. |
Outcomes | Primary outcome: good recovery (score ≤ 2) on the Glasgow Outcome Score Extended (Pediatric version). |
Starting date | January 2016. |
Contact information | mildred.iro@paediatrics.ox.ac.uk. |
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IVIG: intravenous immunoglobulin.