Study reveals how well saudi doctors follow safety rules for common arthritis drug
NCT ID NCT06714461
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether healthcare professionals in Saudi Arabia are aware of and follow safety measures for the drug leflunomide, used for rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis. Researchers surveyed 302 doctors and pharmacists to see if they received and read safety materials, and if they counseled patients and ordered proper lab tests. The goal was to assess how well the extra safety steps are working, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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302 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
In this survey-based study, the data will be collected from each healthcare professional participant in Saudi Arabia once at a certain time. However, the study will take 7 months, from 30 November 2024 to 30 May 2025, to collect the required number of responses.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Healthcare professionals working only in Saudi Arabia * For Prescribers: Orthopedics, Internists, Family Physicians, General Practitioners, Dermatologists, Obstetricians/Gynecologists, Immunologists, and Rheumatologists who prescribed leflunomide to women of childbearing potential in the six months preceding the time of the inclusion * For Prescribers: Physicians or pharmacists who have prescribed or dispensed leflunomide in a pre-specified period of the 6 months leading up to survey completion * For Pharmacists: Pharmacists (including clinical pharmacists) who have dispensed leflunomide to women of childbearing potential in the six months preceding the time of the inclusion Exclusion Criteria: * Healthcare professionals who may have conflicts of interest with the survey (i.e., employed by regulatory bodies or pharmaceutical companies) * Healthcare professionals (with a relative) involved in leflunomide -related lawsuits or associations for victims of leflunomide syndrome * Healthcare professionals who are not prescribing leflunomide * Healthcare professionals who have prescribed or dispensed leflunomide earlier than 6 months before the survey completion The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a potential participation in a clinical trial.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sanofi-Aventis
Chilly-Mazarin, 91380, France
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