Lab study explores how JAK inhibitors affect immune cells in arthritis
NCT ID NCT03755297
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how JAK-STAT inhibitors, a type of drug used for rheumatoid arthritis, affect certain immune cells called regulatory B cells. Researchers analyzed blood samples from 27 patients to see if these drugs could boost anti-inflammatory functions. The study was terminated early, so findings are limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- JAK-STAT inhibitors (tested in blood samples in the lab)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a better understanding of how JAK inhibitors work in rheumatoid arthritis, potentially leading to improved treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early-stage lab study that was terminated, so results are limited. It does not test a new drug directly in patients, so any benefits are uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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27 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2019
- Finished
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Nov 2022
- 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 100 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: * General criteria * Patient, of 18 and more years old * Subject affiliated to a social security system * Subject not being in period of exclusion with regard to another protocol * Absence of pregnancy in the inclusion (date of the last period, use of a contraceptive method, ß -HCG impulsive person in case of doubt) * Informed consent * Criteria of inclusion of the group rheumatoid arthritis (in vitro studies): * Rheumatoid arthritis, corresponding to the the classification ACR / EULAR 2010 criteria * Criteria of inclusion of the group arthritis (in vitro studies): * Spinal degenerative osteoarthritis or degenerative osteoarthritis of the members, according to the clinical and radiological elements. * Criteria of inclusion of the group rheumatoid arthritis, longitudinal study at the patients treated by JAK / STAT inhibitors : * Rheumatoid Polyarthritis, corresponding to the classification ACR / EULAR 2010 criteria * Patient to whom a treatment by inhibitor of the way JAK / STAT was proposed in current care of rheumatoid arthritis. Exclusion criteria: * General criteria * Corticosteroid therapy superior to 10 mg / j * Drip of corticoids in the previous month * Pregnant or breast-feeding Patients * Patient under protection(saving) of justice * Under guardianship Patient or guardianship * Current Infection * Criteria of non-inclusion of the group rheumatoid polyarthritis ( in vitro studies): * Treatment by immunomodulateur or biotherapics (anti-TNF alpha, tocilizumab, abatacept or rituximab) in the previous year * Criteria of non-inclusion of the group arthritis ( in vitro studies): * History of autoimmune disease or néoplasie * Treatment by immunomodulateur or biotherapics (anti-TNF alpha, tocilizumab, abatacept or rituximab) * Criteria of non-inclusion of the group rheumatoid arthritis, longitudinal study at the patients treated by JAK / STAT inhibitors : Treatment by rituximab in the previous year
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital of Montpellier
Montpellier, 34, France
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