Could an allergy pill tame gut inflammation?
NCT ID NCT07333716
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether adding the allergy medicine desloratadine to standard ulcerative colitis treatment can better control inflammation and symptoms. About 44 adults with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis will take either desloratadine plus mesalamine or mesalamine alone for three months. Researchers will measure changes in disease activity and blood markers of inflammation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- desloratadine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost add-on treatment to better control ulcerative colitis symptoms and inflammation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 44 participants, so results may not apply widely. The benefit over standard therapy alone is uncertain, and desloratadine may cause side effects like drowsiness or dry mouth.
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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 44 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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 65 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: * Both male and female sex. * patients with age ranged from 18 to 65. * patients with active mild and moderate ulcerative colitis according to American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Clinical Guideline. * Patients treated with 5-aminosalisylic acid (mesalamine). Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with severe UC * Significant liver or kidney function abnormalities * Pregnant or lactating females * Treatment with systemic or rectal steroids * Treatment with immunosuppressant or biological therapies * Known allergy to desloratadine or any ingredient in the formulation * Patients with other inflammatory diseases * Patients with history of colon cancer * Patients with complete or partial colectomy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Menofia university Hospitals
RECRUITINGShibīn al Kawm, Menofia, 32511, Egypt
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