How many autoimmune patients try alternative therapies? new study counts
NCT ID NCT04094259
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study surveyed 121 adults with autoimmune diseases like lupus, Sjögren's syndrome, or scleroderma. Participants filled out a questionnaire about their use of alternative medicines. The goal was to find out how common these practices are in this patient group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand how often patients turn to alternative therapies, potentially improving communication and safety.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center survey, not a treatment trial. It only measures usage, not effectiveness or safety of alternative medicines.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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121 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2021
- 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.
Who is studied
Patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (ARA and/or SLICC criteria) OR with primary Sjögren's syndrome (revised Americano European criteria) OR with systemic scleroderma (ACR/EULAR 2012 criteria)
- 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: * Patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (ARA and/or SLICC criteria) OR with primary Sjögren's syndrome (revised Americano European criteria) OR with systemic scleroderma (ACR/EULAR 2012 criteria) * Patient with signed consent Exclusion criteria: * Patients deprived of their liberty * Minors and adults subject to legal protection measures * Patients subject to a justice safeguard measure * Patient unable to understand or adhere to the protocol
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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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Médecin Interne A
Limoges, France
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