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Efficacy and safety of low-dose statins combined with conventional versus conventional treatment in patients with late onset myasthenia gravis: a prospective cohort study

Efficacy and safety of low-dose statins combined with conventional versus conventional treatment in patients with late onset myasthenia gravis: a prospective cohort study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000037904
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-09-04
Start date
2020-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-11-09

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Conditions

Myasthenia gravis

Interventions

Case series:statin

Sponsors

Qianfoshan Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Refer to the Chinese guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of myasthenia gravis 2015 for patients with myasthenia gravis; 2. Patients aged 50-80 years with stable type I and type II senile Mg (MGFA classification); 3. Patients with ASCVD risk factors such as diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia; 4. The patient had no contraindications of hormone and other immunosuppressants and statins, and had signed the informed consent for treatment; 5. Patients with good compliance and regular outpatient or telephone follow-up; 6. Patients who did not use drugs that affect the outcome of this study one week before enrollment, such as NSAIDs, steroids, immunosuppressants other than aza and hormones.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with severe visceral diseases and liver and kidney dysfunction; 2. Patients with cognitive impairment and mental retardation; 3. Patients with serious incomplete clinical data; 4. Patients with acute cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events; 5. Patients who take traditional Chinese medicine to control their condition; 6. Patients with acute infection; 7. Patients with respiratory muscle involvement or recent myasthenia crisis; 8. In patients with active liver disease, the serum transaminase continued to exceed 3 times of the normal limit and the cause was unknown; 9. Any other circumstances considered unsuitable by the investigator to participate in the trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Activity daily life Scale;Quantitive MG score;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
IL-6, IL-10, IL-17, IL-21;Serum levels of anti-ACHR antibodies;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactDuan Ruisheng

Qianfoshan Hospital

ruisheng_duan@yahoo.com+86 13953101729

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026