Drug trial aims to stop lupus before it starts

NCT ID NCT03030118

Summary

This study tested whether hydroxychloroquine, a common lupus medication, could prevent people with early signs of lupus from developing the full disease. Researchers gave the drug or a placebo to 187 people aged 15-49 who showed some lupus markers but didn't yet have the full condition. The goal was to see if early treatment could slow or stop disease progression.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

  • Northwell Health

    Great Neck, New York, 11021, United States

  • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

  • Penn State MS Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

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