Breakthrough study tests safer way to quit arthritis steroids

NCT ID NCT02997605

Summary

This study tested two different approaches to help rheumatoid arthritis patients safely stop taking steroid medications. Researchers compared gradually reducing steroids versus switching to a different steroid type in 102 patients whose arthritis was already well-controlled. The goal was to see which method worked better to keep patients off steroids for a full year without their arthritis symptoms returning.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Bichat Hospital

    Paris, France

  • Bicêtre Hospital

    Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

  • Bordeaux University Hospital

    Bordeaux, France

  • Brest University Hospital

    Brest, France

  • Clermont-Ferrand Hospital

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

  • Cochin Hospital

    Paris, France

  • Hospital Pierre-Paul Riquet

    Toujouse, 31059, France

  • Jean Rougier Hospital

    Cahors, France

  • La Pitié-Salpétrière

    Paris, France

  • Lille Hospital

    Lille, France

  • Limoges Hospital

    Limoges, France

  • Lyon Sud Hopsital

    Pierre-Bénite, France

  • Montpellier Hospital

    Montpellier, France

  • Orléans Hospital

    Orléans, France

  • Pasteur Hospital

    Nice, France

  • Saint-Etienne Hospital

    Saint-Etienne, France

  • Strasbourg Hospital

    Strasbourg, France

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