About this trial
Current dosing practices for immunoglobulin G (IgG) may be inadequate in extreme body weight. The current study will evaluate the influence of body composition on intravenous and subcutaneous administration of immunoglobulin G in patients.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients aged >18 years with a current diagnosis of CIDP (based on European Federation of Neurological sciences / Peripheral Nerve Society CIDP diagnostic criteria).
1:1 conversion of IVIG to SCIG (weekly dose conversion) must fall within 0.2-to-0.4 mg/kg dose for SCIG.
Disqualifiers
Patients receiving IVIG for indications other than CIDP will be excluded.
Patients with liver impairment (elevations in liver enzymes of greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal) or reduced renal function (CrCl < 50 mL/min) will be excluded
Active malignancies
Diabetes
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Intravenous immune globulin G
- Subcutaneous immune globulin G