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Low-dose PREdnisone Cessation In SLE patients with a clinically quiescent disease (PRECISE)—a randomized controlled trial

Low-dose PREdnisone Cessation In SLE patients with a clinically quiescent disease (PRECISE)—a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100048635
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-07-12
Start date
2021-07-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Interventions

Withdrawal group:withdraw low dose prednisone within 12 months and maintain the other therapies for SLE
maintanence group:maintain low dose prednisone and other therapies of SLE for 2 years

Sponsors

Peking University First Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18-80 years; 2. Meet the SLE classification criteria of the 1997 ACR and/or the 2012 SLICC; 3. The disease has reached the DORIS drug remission standard for at least 6 months: (1) Clinical SLEDAI = 0; (2) PGA < 0.5; (3) BILAG 2004 D/E(C in hematological system caused by leukopenia or isolated Coombs positive without hemolytic anemia was tolerated); (4) oral prednisone dosage <= 5mg; (5) The dosage of hydroxychloroquine sulfate and the type and dosage of immunosuppressants and biological agents (except B cell depleting therapy) are stable for at least 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with severe organ involvement in the course of the disease, such as severe neuropsychiatric lupus (such as disturbance of consciousness, seizures, mental symptoms), acute alveolar hemorrhage, refractory thrombocytopenia, and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis; 2. Patients who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant; 3. Patients who have not used hydroxychloroquine sulfate and immunosuppressive agents in the past 1 year; 4. Patients who have used B cell depleting therapies in the past 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
disease flare rate (defined by revised SFI) within 2 years;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The proportion of patients with increased dosage of oral glucocorticoids within 2 years;Organ damage (defined by SDI) increase;disease flare rate (defined by BILAG) within 2 years;proportion of different flare severity defined by revised SFI;proportion of different flare severity defined by BILAG;change of social functional scores within 2 years (SF-36, SDSS);cumulative glucocoticoid dosage within 2 years;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhang Zhuoli

Peking University First Hospital

zhuoli.zhang@126.com+86 139 0109 4780

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026