Can patients stop steroids cold turkey? major trial aims to find out

NCT ID NCT03153527

Summary

This study is testing whether people with inflammatory or autoimmune diseases can safely stop their steroid medication (like prednisone) suddenly, compared to the standard method of slowly reducing the dose over four weeks. It involves over 500 adult patients who have been on steroids for at least a month. The main goal is to see if stopping suddenly leads to more hospital visits or adrenal crises, while monitoring patients' health for six months.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Center for Primary Health Care,University of Basel, Kantonsspital Baselland

    TERMINATED

    Liestal, 4410, Switzerland

  • Departement of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital Aarau

    RECRUITING

    Aarau, 5001, Switzerland

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  • Department of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital Münsterlingen

    RECRUITING

    Münsterlingen, 8596, Switzerland

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  • Department of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital St. Gallen

    RECRUITING

    Sankt Gallen, 9007, Switzerland

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  • Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergology, Inselspital

    TERMINATED

    Bern, 3010, Switzerland

  • Dept. of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital

    TERMINATED

    Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

  • Division of Gastroenterology, Spital Bülach AG

    TERMINATED

    Bülach, 8180, Switzerland

  • Endocrinology/Diabetology/Metabolism; University Hospital Basel

    TERMINATED

    Basel, 4031, Switzerland

  • Geneva University Hospitals

    RECRUITING

    Geneva, 1205, Switzerland

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  • Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital Baselland/Liestal

    RECRUITING

    Liestal, 4410, Switzerland

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  • Kantonsspital Baden

    RECRUITING

    Baden, 5404, Switzerland

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  • Kantonsspital Frauenfeld

    RECRUITING

    Frauenfeld, 8501, Switzerland

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  • St. Claraspital Basel

    RECRUITING

    Basel, 4058, Switzerland

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  • Stoffwechselzentrum, Kantonsspital Olten

    TERMINATED

    Olten, 4600, Switzerland

  • University Hospital Frankfurt

    RECRUITING

    Frankfurt, Germany

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  • University Hospital Würzburg

    RECRUITING

    Würzburg, 97080, Germany

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