Allergy drug could help rheumatoid arthritis patients
NCT ID NCT07632872
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing whether adding desloratadine, an allergy medication, to standard rheumatoid arthritis therapy can reduce joint inflammation and disease activity. Sixty adults with active RA will receive either desloratadine or a placebo for 12 weeks. The study measures changes in disease activity scores and inflammatory markers to see if this common drug offers extra relief.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Desloratadine 5 mg
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new add-on treatment option for rheumatoid arthritis patients who still have active disease despite standard therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 60 participants and a short 12-week follow-up. The results may not be strong enough to change practice, and desloratadine might not provide meaningful benefit over placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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 60 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: * Patients with active rheumatoid arthritis according to the 2010 American College of Rheumatology and European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria. * Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28) greater than 2.6. * Age between 18 and 60 years. * Male and female patients. * Patients receiving methotrexate in addition to standard conventional therapy. * Ability to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with renal or hepatic disease. * Known hypersensitivity to the study medications. * Current use of antioxidant supplements. * History of psychiatric disorders. * Use of oral prednisolone at a dose greater than 15 mg per day. * Current treatment with biological disease modifying antirheumatic drugs. * Pregnant or breastfeeding patients. * History of cardiac arrhythmias or prolonged QT interval. * Use of medications known to prolong the QT interval.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of medicine, Mansoura University
RECRUITINGAl Mansurah, Egypt
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