New hope for scleroderma lung disease: major trial underway
NCT ID NCT06195072
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether new investigational drugs can improve lung function in people with scleroderma-related lung scarring. About 400 adults with this condition will receive either the study drug or a placebo for 52 weeks. The main goal is to see if the drug helps preserve or improve breathing capacity.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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 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. Male or female 18+ years of age at the time of signed informed consent; 2. SSc classification as defined by the 2013 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism criteria. Participants with diffuse, limited or sine cutaneous skin involvement are eligible 3. Onset of SSc (defined by first non-Raynaud's symptom) 7 years or less prior to the Screening Visit; 4. A Modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) less than 40 5. Presence of ILD with evidence of any fibrosis on HRCT (within 3 months or less of randomization) 6. Presence of an FVC 45% or more predicted normal; 7. Presence of a diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) 30% or more predicted normal, corrected for hemoglobin; Other protocol and/or subprotocol inclusion criteria apply. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of clinically significant pulmonary abnormalities inconsistent with ILD on HRCT (e.g., scarring due to previous active tuberculosis \[TB\], sarcoidosis, lung mass, or other findings unrelated to SSc-ILD, as determined by a local radiologist/Investigator); 2. Presence of infected ulcers or active gangrene at the Screening Visit; 3. History of scleroderma renal crisis within 6 months prior to the Screening Visit; 4. Forced expiratory volume in 1 second/FVC \<0.65 (pre-bronchodilator) at the Screening Visit 5. History of stem cell transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, or solid organ transplantation; 6. History of treatment with rituximab within the 6 months prior to the Screening Visit; 7. History treatment with cell-depleting therapies other than rituximab, including, but not limited to, CAMPATH®; anti-cluster of differentiation (CD)3, anti-CD4, anti-CD5, antiCD19, and anti-CD20 agents; and investigational agents 8. Treatment with tocilizumab, nintedanib, pirfenidone, abatacept, leflunomide, tacrolimus, tofacitinib, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), or any biologic or cyclophosphamide within 3 months prior to Screening Visit 9. History of use of any investigational medication or device for any indication within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to Screening Visit. 10. Presence of any of the following laboratory findings at the Screening Visit: * Estimated glomerular filtration rate \<45 mL/min/1.73 m2, calculated using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation; * Alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase level \> (2 x ULN); * Platelets \<100 × 109/L (100,000/μL); * White blood cell count \<2500/μL; * Neutrophil blood count \<1500/μL; * Prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time \>1.5 × ULN, or international normalized ratio \>2; or * Any other laboratory test result, that in the opinion of the Investigator, might place the study participant at risk for participation in the study. 11. Presence of a clinically significant disorder that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could contraindicate the administration of study product, affect compliance, interfere with study evaluations, or confound the interpretation of study results 12. Presence of a concomitant life-threatening disease with life expectancy \<12 months based on the Investigator's assessment; 13. Evidence of active tuberculosis (TB) or being at high risk for TB Other protocol and/or subprotocol exclusion criteria apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
24 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Boston University (BU)
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Cleveland Clinic
WITHDRAWNCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Columbia University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Emory University School of Medicine
WITHDRAWNAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Georgetown University Medical Center - Department of Rheumatology
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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Hospital for Special Surgery
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021, United States
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
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Keck School of Medicine at USC Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29404, United States
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Meharry Medical College
WITHDRAWNNashville, Tennessee, 37208, United States
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Northwell Health
RECRUITINGGreat Neck, New York, 11021, United States
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Northwestern University
COMPLETEDChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
RECRUITINGNew Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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Stanford University Medical Center
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94305, United States
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Temple University Hospital
WITHDRAWNPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States
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The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC)
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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The University of Utah Health Sciences Center
WITHDRAWNSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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University of Alabama - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Ronald Reagan Medical Center
WITHDRAWNLos Angeles, California, 90095-7436, United States
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University of Kansas School of Medicine
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0370, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
WITHDRAWNPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15219, United States
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University of Texas Houston - Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37208, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
WITHDRAWNSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Yale University School of Medicine - Epilepsy
WITHDRAWNNew Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
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