Prednisolone for 12 Versus 6 Months to Treat Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

NCT06654934 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2024-10-23

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Summary

In this study, the efficacy and safety of treating pulmonary sarcoidosis with 12 months vs. 6 months of prednisolone will be compared. The hypothesis is that longer treatment DURAtion would be more effective in preventing treatment failure or early relapse in SARCoidosis (DURASARC trial). The premise of this hypothesis is that even small doses of prednisolone given over longer periods can effectively suppress disease activity in sarcoidosis without a significant increase in adverse effects.

Conditions

  • Sarcoidosis

Interventions

DRUG

Prednisolone

An initial dose of 40 mg/day will be administered for 1 week, followed by 30 mg/day for 1 week, 20 mg/day for 6 weeks, 15 mg/day for 4 weeks, 10 mg/day for 8 weeks, 5 mg/day for 4 weeks, 2.5 mg/day for 2 weeks after which the drug will be discontinued (cumulative prednisolone dose, 2485 mg).

DRUG

Prednisolone

An initial dose of 40 mg/day will be administered for 1 week, followed by 30 mg/day for 1 week, 20 mg/day for 6 weeks, 15 mg/day for 4 weeks, 10 mg/day for 14 weeks, 5 mg/day for 24 weeks, 2.5 mg/day for 2 weeks after which the drug will be discontinued (cumulative prednisolone dose, 3605 mg).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-30
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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