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New mRNA shot aims to tame stubborn gout
NCT ID NCT07587684
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new mRNA medicine called IN026 in 16 adults with refractory gout — gout that doesn't get better with standard treatments. The drug is given as an IV infusion and is designed to lower uric acid levels and shrink uric acid crystals (tophi). The main goal is to check safety, but researchers will also see if it helps control the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- IN026 (an mRNA therapy given as an IV infusion)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with hard-to-control gout that doesn't respond to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small Phase 1 trial with only 16 participants, so it's mainly checking safety. It may not lower uric acid effectively or could cause unexpected side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 16 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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.
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18 to 75 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: 1. Can voluntarily sign the informed consent form (ICF) and comply with ICF and study protocol requirements. 2. Male or female, 18-75 years old (inclusive) at screening. 3. Meet 2015 ACR/EULAR gout classification criteria, in the intercritical phase of gout or acute flare resolved ≥2 weeks at screening. 4. Serum uric acid ≥420 μmol/L (7 mg/dl) at screening. 5. Meet the definition of refractory gout (poor uric acid control accompanied by severe gout symptoms) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Gout secondary to radiotherapy/chemotherapy, lead poisoning, organ transplantation, tumor, etc. at screening/baseline. 2. Rheumatoid arthritis, infectious/septic arthritis, or other acute inflammatory arthritis at screening/baseline. 3. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency history, or G6PD level below normal lower limit. 4. Positive HBsAg; HCV antibody positive is excluded except those with sustained HCV-RNA negativity after standard treatment; HIV antibody positive; active syphilis. 5. Presence of chronic liver diseases including active hepatitis, cirrhosis and alcoholic liver disease. 6. Participants with a history of any of the following: serious cardiovascular diseases within 6 months prior to screening; or serious diseases of the digestive, respiratory, urinary, musculoskeletal, neuropsychiatric, hematological, or immune systems within 3 months prior to screening. 7. Prolonged QTcF at screening. 8. Uncontrolled or untreated hypertension at screening. 9. Participants who have received medications that may affect endpoint assessment, such as other urate-lowering therapies, mRNA-LNP vaccine, PEGylated drugs and uricase agents. 10. History of severe allergy, or known allergy to IN026 or its components. 11. Participation in other clinical trials within 30 days prior to screening. 12. Participants with poor compliance, or those deemed otherwise unsuitable for this study by the investigator.
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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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Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, China
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