Intravenous Immunoglobulins as Effective Treatment in Sydenham's Chorea

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

20

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2002

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2009

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2009

Conditions
Sydenham ChoreaPost Streptococcal Movement Disorder
Interventions
BIOLOGICAL

Intravenous immunoglobulin

intravenous immunoglobulin 2g/kg total given over 2 days

DRUG

standard interventions penicillin VK and haloperidol

Penicillin V K 500mg 12hrly po or 250mg 6 hrly for 10 days IM penicillin to be given at discharge, 1.2 million units if over 30 KG and 600,000 units if weight less than 30 KG haloperidol 0,025mg/kg/day orally in divided doses gradually increasing to a maximum of 0,05mg/kg/day

Trial Locations (1)

7700

Red Cross Children's Hospital, Cape Town

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Natal Bioproducts Institute

UNKNOWN

lead

University of Cape Town

OTHER

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