PANDAS IVIG Study Recruitment Flyer

[P_Mom]

Does Your Child Have PANDAS?

 

Did your child suddenly change after a strep infection?

 

A child with sudden repetitive or obsessive thoughts and behaviors after a strep infection may be able to take part in a treatment study.

 

The National Institute of Mental Health and Yale Child Study Center want to know:

 

Do children with PANDAS improve with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg)?

 

What you need to know:

 

 

All children will take antibiotics to protect against possible future strep infections.

 

At the start of the study, some children will receive IVIg and some will receive placebo. This is decided randomly (like the flip of a coin).

All families can choose to receive IVIg treatment after the first 6 weeks.

Children must be 4-12 years old. Their repetitive, or obsessive-compulsive, thoughts and behaviors must have suddenly and rapidly appeared after a strep infection.

 

 

You do not have to pay to join the study – it’s free.

 

Plus, travel expenses are covered.

 

Want to know more? Call ­­­­­­Megan at 203-737-5588 or email meg.smith@yale.edu Pediatrics and Developmental Neuroscience Branch Protocol No.

 

The National Institute of Mental Health

 

National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human Services

 

Pending

[Kayanne]

Can we pin this to the top?

[P_Mom]

Can we pin this to the top?

 

 

Good idea...I will send the request to Chemar. Thanks!