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Lead
Mamatha Pasnoor, MD
With
Mallinckrodt
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
CIDP diagnosed according to the European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society (EFNS/PNS) criteria 2010
Age \> 18 years
Able to give written informed consent
Patient's signs and symptoms should not be better explained by another disease process
Patients can be on prednisone as long as there has been no dose change for 4 weeks from baseline
Patients can be on following drugs as long as there has been no change for 60 days from baseline visit including azathioprine, cyclosporine, cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) or other immunosuppressive drugs
INCAT score greater than or equal to 2
You may not be if
Presence of any other causes of polyneuropathy or multifocal motor neuropathy, which in the opinion of the investigator is the major contributor to the numbness and weakness.
Other neurologic or orthopedic condition causing weakness
Treatment with plasma exchange (PLEX) within the last 30 days from baseline
Participation in another trial within the last 30 days from baseline or two ½ life of the drug being studied.
Latent tuberculosis or active infection
Contraindication per Acthar® Gel prescribing information scleroderma, osteoporosis, systemic fungal infections, ocular herpes simplex, recent surgery, history or presence of peptic ulcer, congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, primary adrenocortical insufficiency, or adrenal cortical hyperfunction.
History of prior sensitivity to Acthar® Gel or other porcine products
Previous or present Infection with hepatitis C and hepatitis B
Pregnancy or nursing mothers.
Female subjects of childbearing potential either not using, or not willing to use, a medically reliable method of contraception for the entire duration of the study, or not sexually abstinent for the entire duration of the study, or not surgically sterile.
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