Hope for rare bone and skin condition: new drug trial launches
NCT ID NCT06011889
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether etanercept, a drug that blocks inflammation, can reduce pain and disease activity in adults with SAPHO syndrome—a rare condition affecting bones, joints, and skin. Participants must have tried standard treatments like NSAIDs without enough relief. The trial compares etanercept to a placebo over 12 weeks to see if it improves symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- 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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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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 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: 1. Diagnosis of SAPHO syndrome according to modified Kahn criteria from 2003. 2. Age over 18. 3. Patient overall disease and pain assessment on VAS both ≥ 4 cm. 4. Expressing informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. According to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) for Enbrel. 2. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, inability to use effective contraception during the examination. 3. Change in the dose of NSAIDs treatment in the last 4 weeks. 4. Dose modification of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) over the past 12 weeks. 5. Use of biological drugs / synthetic targeted drugs in the last 12 weeks. 6. Use of corticosteroids (orally or local injections), bisphosphonates and/or antibiotics in the last 4 weeks. 7. Any medical condition that the investigator judges to contraindicate etanercept treatment.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centrum Wsparcia Badań Klinicznych
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-637, Poland
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