Herbal remedy tested for lupus fatigue in small trial
NCT ID NCT07398885
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether an herbal supplement could reduce fatigue in people with lupus. 59 adults with lupus and significant tiredness took either the supplement or a placebo for 8 weeks. The main goal was to see if fatigue and disease activity improved. The results may offer a new option for managing lupus-related fatigue.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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59 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 years * Confirmed diagnosis of SLE according to the 2019 ACR/EULAR classification criteria * Presence of fatigue, defined as a FACIT-F score \< 34 * Signed informed consent Non-Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Diseases or comorbidities that may influence fatigue:untreated hypothyroidism, psychosis common infections, and other autoimmune and inflammatory diseases * Patients on vitamin K antagonist therapy, due to a possible interaction with Ginger and Nigella * History of severe allergy or intolerance to EVACUR or any component of the placebo Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of another systemic disease during the study period * Pregnancy * Allergy to any component of EVACUR * Withdrawal of consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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La Rabta Hospital
Ben Arous, 123, Tunisia
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