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Primary Objective: The main objective of this study is to identify a new treatment to alleviate pain and diminish inflammation in patients with hand osteoarthritis with symptoms and signs of inflammation.Secondary Objectives: The secondary…
The objective of this study is to assess whether sitagliptin may prevent prednisolone-induced impairment of glucose metabolism and beta-cell function.
To examine the difference in gene expression profiles of ASM in bronchial biopsy specimens between asthmatic patients, non-asthmatic allergic and non-asthmatic non-allergic controls.To associate the gene expression profiles with airway…
In this trial we will study if treatment with oral corticosteroids or DMSO is effective in decreasing signs and symptoms of CRPS-1. Tolerance of the treatment options and effects on different subtypes of CRPS-1 patients will be evaluated as well.
To assess the effects of a 7-day course of 30 mg prednisolone daily in addition to usual care (symptomatic) treatment in adults with RS.
Primary objective:To compare the clinical benifit of abiraterone acetate plus prednisone with placebo plus prednisone in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) who have failed one or two chemotherapy regimens, one of…
With the goal of improving kidney function and without causing an increased number of rejections, is it possible to reduce tacrolimus dosage through the use of the previously-mentioned immunosupressives after month three.
The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of TAC with MMF as a second line treatment for AIH. Proportion of patients with CR after 12 months of treatment will be the primary outcome parameter to determine effectivity.
This study consists of two periods. The objective of Period 1 is to evaluate the efficacy of upadacitinib in combination with a 26-week corticosteroid (CS) taper regimen compared to placebo in combination with a 52-week CS taper regimen, as measured…
To determine the efficacy of a short high-dose treatment of oral prednisolone for persistent loss of smell after COVID-19 infection in the long term (>12 weeks). ADD: determining the clinical course/natural recovery of loss of smell and taste…
To assess the safety and efficacy of ABBV-154 versus placebo in subjects with PMR, who are dependent on treatment with glucocorticoids withdoses of at least 5 mg/day prednisone equivalent (glucocorticoindependent PMR).
The purpose of this study is to determine the cost - effectiveness and safety of prednisolone 5 mg / day for 2 years compared with placebo , in patients 65 and older with rheumatoid arthritis .
Recent studies show that treatment schedules of the first episode can safely be reduced (Hahn et al., 2015; Hoyer,2015), which may reduce steroid toxicity. The hypothesis of the REducing STEroids in Relapsing Nephroticsyndrome (RESTERN) study is…
Primary objective:4To assess the efficacy of AZD9567, 40 mg, compared to prednisolone 20 mg in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis in spite of stable treatment with conventional and/or s.c/i.v. biological Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs…
To study whether polytherapy (methotrexate plus sulfasalazine plus hydroxychloroquine) results in more patients with inactive disease and therefore less patients who need treatment with a TNF inhibitor after 6 months of treatment compared to primary…
The overarching goal is to optimise the treatment of KD in children/adolescents across Europe.KD-CAAP will test the hypothesis that adding immediate adjunctive corticosteroid treatment to IVIGand aspirin will reduce CAA rates in unselected KD…
Main objectiveThe primary objective of this study is to assess whether a higher HRQoL, in terms of impact of the disease and its treatment on physical and role functioning, is achieved with metronomic schedules of doxorubicin or cyclophosphamide…
The main objective is the measure the effect on subretinal and intraretinal fluid in severe cCSC calculated by the cumulative areas of fluid objectified on optical coherence tomography (OCT). Secondary objectives are to gain insight in the mechanism…
To assess the efficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil as induction therapy in patients with treatment naive autoimmune hepatitis.
To assess the efficacy of adding subcutaneous TCZ to csDMARD therapy compared with adding oral prednisone (10 mg daily).