Could a simple blood test allow uveitis patients to safely take less medication?
NCT ID NCT06390436
First seen Jul 10, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026
Summary
This trial investigates whether people with chronic non-infectious uveitis—an eye condition that can cause blindness—can safely reduce their dose of adalimumab (a drug that calms the immune system) by using regular blood tests to monitor drug levels. Participants whose uveitis has been stable for at least 48 weeks will either continue standard dosing or follow a dose-spacing schedule guided by their blood drug concentration. The goal is to see if the lower-dose strategy is as effective at preventing eye inflammation while potentially reducing side effects and treatment burden.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Adalimumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that many patients with stable uveitis can safely take less adalimumab, reducing side effects and costs without losing disease control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 4 trial, so adalimumab is already approved. The main risk is that reducing the dose might lead to a flare-up of uveitis in some patients.
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Conditions
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Locations
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APHP - Centre hospitalier national des Quinze-Vingts
Paris, 75012, France
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APHP - Hôpital Cochin
Paris, 75014, France
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APHP - Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière
Paris, 75013, France
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CH Avignon
Avignon, 84000, France
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CH Le Puy-en-Velay
Le Puy-en-Velay, 43000, France
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CHU Grenoble Alpes
Grenoble, 38700, France
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CHU MONTPELLIER - Hôpital Saint-Eloi
Montpellier, 34090, France
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Chu Montpied
Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France
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Chu de Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, 42055, France
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HCL - Hôpital Edouard Herriot
Lyon, France
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Hôpital de la Croix Rousse
Lyon, 69317, France
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