New drug could ease painful muscle condition and cut steroid use
NCT ID NCT07670546
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests a biologic drug called olokizumab in 125 people with polymyalgia rheumatica, a condition causing muscle pain and stiffness. The drug is given as a shot every two weeks. The main goal is to see if it can control symptoms and allow patients to take lower doses of steroids. The study is active but not recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Olokizumab (a biologic drug given as a shot under the skin)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for polymyalgia rheumatica that helps reduce the need for steroids.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but it is still relatively small (125 people). The drug may not prove effective or could have side effects. It is not a cure.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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A.S. Loginov Moscow Clinical Scientific Center
Moscow, 111123, Russia
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Academician I.P. Pavlov Ryazan State Medical University
Ryazan, 390026, Russia
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Biomed LLC
Vladimir, 600005, Russia
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Center for Medical Consultations and Research - PRAKTIKA LLC
Yaroslavl, 150054, Russia
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Family Polyclinic No. 4 LLC
Korolyov, 141060, Russia
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Healthy Family Medical Center LLC
Novosibirsk, 630099, Russia
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I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Center for Clinical Studies of Medicinal Products
Moscow, 119435, Russia
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Interleukin LLC
Saint Petersburg, 194214, Russia
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M.F. Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI)
Moscow, 129110, Russia
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Medical and Sanitary Unit No. 157 LLC
Saint Petersburg, 196066, Russia
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N.A. Semashko Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Hospital
Nizhny Novgorod, 603126, Russia
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Omsk Regional Clinical Hospital
Omsk, 644012, Russia
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Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology - Branch of the Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Novosibirsk, 630117, Russia
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Russian Gerontology Research and Clinical Center, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Moscow, 129226, Russia
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Siberian State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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Smolensk Regional Rheumatology Center at the Clinical Hospital "RZD-Medicine" of the City of Smolensk (Private Healthcare Institution)
Smolensk, 214025, Russia
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State Budgetary Healthcare Institution Republican Clinical Hospital named after G.G. Kuvatov
Ufa, 450005, Russia
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Udmurt Republic Clinical and Diagnostic Center, Ministry of Health of the Udmurt Republic
Izhevsk, 426009, Russia
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V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology
Moscow, 115522, Russia
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Yaroslavl Central City Hospital
Yaroslavl, 150047, Russia
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