New hope for PMR patients: baricitinib may cut steroid use

NCT ID NCT07279688

First seen Jan 11, 2026 · Last updated May 23, 2026 · Updated 22 times

Summary

This study tests whether adding baricitinib (a JAK inhibitor pill) to standard steroid treatment helps people with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) achieve disease control with fewer steroids. About 140 adults aged 50+ with active PMR will receive baricitinib or placebo plus steroids for 6 months. The goal is to see if baricitinib allows tapering off steroids while keeping the disease inactive.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • APHP - Kremlin-Bicêtre

    Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270, France

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  • Besançon-CIC

    Besançon, 25000, France

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  • CARVAJAL ALEGRIA Guillermo

    Tours, France

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  • CHU Reims

    Reims, France

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  • CHU de Bordeaux Pellegrin

    Bordeaux, 33076, France

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  • CHU de Nice

    Nice, 06000, France

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  • CHU de Toulouse

    Toulouse, 31059, France

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  • DIREZ Guillaume

    Le Mans, France

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  • Dr Alain SARAUX

    Brest, France

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  • FAUTREL Bruno - AP-HP La Pitié-Salpétrière

    Paris, France

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  • FLIPO René-Marc

    Lille, France

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  • GOTTENBERG Jacques-Eric

    Strasbourg, France

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  • LE HENAFF Catherine

    Morlaix, France

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  • LEGRAND Jean-Louis

    Arras, France

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  • LESKE Charles

    Cholet, France

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  • OTTAVIANI Sébastien - AP-HP Bichat

    Paris, France

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  • PRATI Clément

    Besançon, France

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  • RAMON André

    Dijon, France

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  • RAT Anne-Christine

    Caen, France

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  • TOURNADRE Anne

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

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  • VIDAL François

    Aix-en-Provence, France

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  • WIRTH Théo

    Marseille, France

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