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Intravenous immunoglobulin and rituximab versus placebo treatment of antibody-associated psychosis: study protocol of a randomised phase IIa double-blinded placebo-controlled trial (SINAPPS2)

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BACKGROUND:Evidence is conflicting about a causal role of inflammation in psychosis and, specifically, regarding antibodies binding to neuronal membrane targets, especially N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. NMDAR, LGI1 and GABA-A antibodies were found more prevalent in people with psychosis than in healthy controls. We aim to test whether these antibodies are pathogenic and may cause isolated psychosis. The SINAPPS2 phase IIa double-blinded randomised controlled trial will test the efficacy and...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s13063-019-3336-1

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Psychiatry
Oxford college:
All Souls College
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-4972-8786
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-9612-9401
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MR/N019067/1 - RG81485
MR/N019067/1
Publisher:
BioMed Central
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Trials More from this journal
Volume:
20
Issue:
1
Article number:
331
Publication date:
2019-06-07
Acceptance date:
2019-03-28
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EISSN:
1745-6215
Pmid:
31174586
Language:
English
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pubs:1011709
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uuid:353b3551-a52e-4951-8b73-0ed6ac8e3bac
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pubs:1011709
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1011709
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2019-07-22

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