Clinical Trial: IVIG Treatment in Systemic Sclerosis

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

Brief Summary: The purpose of this research is to study the effects of Privigen (intravenous immunoglobulin) on the skin in patients with scleroderma. Approximately 24 subjects will take part in this investigator-initiated study at Georgetown University Hospital and Johns Hopkins Hospital. This study will last for one year (12 months). This research is being done because systemic sclerosis can cause severe, progressive organ involvement. The investigators hope this study treatment will improve the outcomes in this disease, including skin, muscle, joint, gastrointestinal, and lung involvement.