Tiny steroid dose may boost RA treatment in new patients

NCT ID NCT07252271

First seen Dec 12, 2025 · Last updated May 16, 2026 · Updated 21 times

Summary

This study tests whether adding a very low dose (4 mg) of the steroid prednisolone to standard rheumatoid arthritis (RA) medications helps control disease better than standard care alone. About 112 adults newly diagnosed with active RA will take either prednisolone or a placebo for 5 weeks, then slowly stop. The goal is to see if this short-term add-on improves symptoms and disease activity scores.

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