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Phase 2: testing Methotrexate (MTX) for Relapsing Polychondritis

Open label pragmatic two-stage non-randomly assigned trial comparing the effectiveness of five different standard of care treatment options for patients with relapsing polychondritis (RP).

Official registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06941376 · University of Pennsylvania · enrollment listed as 20

What this phase means

Phase 2: researchers already know a roughly safe dose (from phase 1). This stage asks whether the treatment actually helps the condition, and watches side effects more closely.

Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.

What the registry says happens

If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Methotrexate (MTX), Azathioprine (AZA), or Adalimumab. The registry lists allocation as randomized. Open label pragmatic two-stage non-randomly assigned trial comparing the effectiveness of five different standard of care treatment options for patients with relapsing polychondritis (RP).

They plan to enroll about 20 people at Philadelphia. Taking part typically means taking a study drug (or dummy pill), an infusion or injection of a biologic plus check-ins.

Official title (unrewritten)

Pragmatic, Open-Label, Two-Stage, Pilot Study of Effectiveness of Immunomodulatory Medications for Patients With Relapsing Polychondritis

Interventions: Methotrexate (MTX), Azathioprine (AZA), Adalimumab, Infliximab, Tocilizumab

Primary outcome (registry wording): Efficacy of the study drugs for the treatment of relapsing polychondritis.

Who it is for (from inclusion criteria)

  • Ages 18 Years to any
  • A. ≥18 years of age
  • B. Must fulfill McAdam's or Damiani's or Michet's Criteria Diagnostic Criteria for Relapsing Polychondritis McAdam's Criteria (1976)
  • ≥ 3 criteria out of 6 of the following:
  • Bilateral auricular chondritis
  • Non-erosive seronegative polyarthritis
  • Ocular inflammation
  • Respiratory tract chondritis

Public study contact (from the registry)

Carol McAlear

781-321-4567

cmcalear@upenn.edu

Published on ClinicalTrials.gov. Contact them as a possible participant. They decide eligibility.

Sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov

1 listed

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FAQ about this NCT record

Is NCT06941376 still recruiting?

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What phase is NCT06941376?

Phase 2. Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.

Can PlainTrials tell me if I qualify for NCT06941376?

No. The inclusion and exclusion lists on this page are readable extracts of the public eligibility block. Only the study team can screen you.

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