New hope for rare muscle disease: drug trial targets inflammation

NCT ID NCT06536166

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Apr 30, 2026 · Updated 26 times

Summary

This study tests a drug called ruxolitinib in 80 adults with inclusion body myositis, a rare disease that causes progressive muscle weakness. The goal is to see if blocking a specific immune signal can help patients walk farther in 6 minutes. Researchers will also check for side effects and measure muscle strength changes.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • CHU Caen Normandie

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Caen, France, 14000, France

  • CHU Nancy

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Nancy, France, 54035, France

  • Hôpital Bellevue, CHU Saint-Etienne

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Saint-Etienne, France, 42270, France

  • Hôpital Christian Cabrol, CHU Reims

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Reims, France, 51100, France

  • Hôpital Dupuytren, CHU de Limoges

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Limoges, France, 87000, France

  • Hôpital Henri-Mondor, APHP

    RECRUITING

    Créteil, France, 94010, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Hôpital Pasteur, CHU de Nice

    RECRUITING

    Nice, France, 06001, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Hôpital Pellegrin - Tripode, CHU de Bordeaux

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Bordeaux, France, 33076, France

  • Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer, CHU de Lyon

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Bron, France, 69500, France

  • Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, CHU de Toulouse

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Toulouse, France, 31059, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, APHP

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Paris, France, 75013, France

  • Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, APHP

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Garches, France, 92380, France

  • Hôpital Roger Salengro, CHU de Lille

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Lille, France, 59037, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Hôpital de Hautepierre, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Strasbourg, France, 67089, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Hôpital de la Timone, APHM

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Marseille, France, 13005, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Hôtel-Dieu, CHU Nantes

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Nantes, France, 44093, France

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

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