Could a rheumatoid arthritis drug help heal traumatic brain injuries?
NCT ID NCT06065046
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether baricitinib, a drug used for arthritis, can help people recover from moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries that involve bleeding in the brain. About 100 adults will receive the drug or a placebo within 24 hours of injury. The main goal is to see if it improves long-term function and reduces inflammation.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 to 80 years
- 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. Age 18 years older and younger than 80 years old. 2. Definite history of traumatic brain injury. 3. Admission within≤24 hours after the traumatic brain injury. 4. CT scans demonstrate intracerebral hemorrhage/contusions with and without extracerebral hemorrhage (epi- and sub- dural hemorrhage) 5. GCS score of 5 or greater and no more than 12 at time of enrollment. 6. Closed head injury. 7. Admission without infections 8. Signed and dated informed consent by the subject, legally authorized representative, or surrogate obtained. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Time of head injury cannot be reliably assessed. 2. Subjects is considered a candidate for immediate surgical intervention because of severe extracranial injury. 3. Open head injury. 4. Pregnancy or parturition within previous 30 days or active lactation. 5. Use of Janus kinase inhibitors (baricinitib,abroctinib, AG490 and etc.) 6. Pre-traumatic dementia or disability. 7. With severe liver, kidney disease, or malignancy, life expectancy is less than 14 days. 8. Severe pulmonary infection. 9. Severe or acute heart failure. 10. Severe infections within previous 30 days. 11. History of myocardial infarction. 12. Known sensitivity to baricinitib. 13. Severe decreases in neutrophil, lymphocyte and platelet counts, severe decrease in hemoglobin. 14. Severe liver and kidney dysfunction. 15. Currently participating in other interventional clinical trials.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tandu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University
RECRUITINGXi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China
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