Can acthar calm RA flares? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT02541955
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at whether the drug Acthar can reduce inflammation and improve symptoms during a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flare. Forty adults with RA who were having a flare took part. Researchers used ultrasound and disease activity scores to measure changes after treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2017
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient must meet 1987 ACR criteria 2. Age \> 18 years of age 3. Baseline DAS28/Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) \>=3.2 4. Stable concomitant Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) 5. Stable prednisone \<10mg or equivalent 6. Power Doppler score of \>=10 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior treatment with Acthar in the past 2mos 2. Meet one of the above RA flare requirements 3. Subjects who have received live or live attenuated vaccines within 6 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug (or the zoster vaccine)
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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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UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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