Can two common drugs tame rheumatoid arthritis?
NCT ID NCT07745426
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether adding either diosmin or rebamipide to standard rheumatoid arthritis treatment can better reduce disease activity and improve physical function. About 66 adults with active rheumatoid arthritis will be split into three groups: one receiving standard care alone, and two receiving standard care plus one of the add-on drugs for three months. Researchers will measure changes in joint disease activity, disability, 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
- diosmin and rebamipide as add-on therapies to conventional rheumatoid arthritis treatment
- What this could lead to
- If successful, adding diosmin or rebamipide to standard care could offer a new, affordable way to better control rheumatoid arthritis symptoms and improve daily function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, so results may not apply broadly. The added drugs could cause side effects or fail to show meaningful benefit over standard therapy alone.
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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 66 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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 70 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 (not in remission) according to American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR). i.e.,28 joints disease activity score (DAS-28) \>2.6. * Both sexes. * Age ranges between 18 and 70 years old. * Patients receiving conventional DMARDs Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant and lactating females. * Patients receiving biological DMARDs or targeted synthetic DMARDs. * Patients with renal and hepatic dysfunction. * Patients with other inflammatory/autoimmune diseases, active infection, or malignancies. * Patients with bleeding disorders, receiving warfarin or other anticoagulants. * Patients receiving antioxidants. * Patients with hypersensitivity to study medications.
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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 Pharmacy Tanta University
RECRUITINGTanta, Egypt
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