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Efficacy and Safety of Ivarmacitinib in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Efficacy and Safety of Ivarmacitinib in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500105703
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-07-09
Start date
2025-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-14

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Conditions

polymyalgia rheumatica

Interventions

treatment group: Ivarmacitinib
control group:Placebo

Sponsors

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Aged 50 to 75 years, with a body weight of 40-80 kg; 2.Diagnosed with PMR according to the 2012 ACR/EULAR criteria; 3.CRP-based PMR Activity Score (PMR-AS) >= 17; 4.Newly diagnosed patients must not have received glucocorticoids within 12 weeks prior to enrollment; 5.Relapsed patients must not have had their glucocorticoid dose increased within 2 weeks prior to enrollment and agree to discontinue their original glucocorticoid regimen upon enrollment; 6.Participants are able to understand and are willing to voluntarily comply with the study procedures and restrictions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Known allergy to the investigational drug or its excipients; 2. Concurrent giant cell arteritis; or other diffuse connective tissue diseases (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus), spondyloarthropathies, active fibromyalgia, or similar conditions; 3. Significant unstable or uncontrolled acute/chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disorders, or thyroid disease; 4.Clinically significant hepatic or renal dysfunction;(The detection value of aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase >= 2 times the upper limit of normal; Creatinine or total bilirubin >=1.5 times the upper limit of normal;) 5. History of malignancy within the past 5 years; 6. Current uncontrolled active infection; 8. Prior use of JAK inhibitors; 9. History of thrombosis; 10. History of severe herpes zoster infection; 11. Other conditions deemed by the investigator to preclude safe participation in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
PMR-AS score;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Inflammatory factor levels(ESR , CRP);Cytokine levels(Interleukin-6) ;Dosage of glucocorticoids;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHuaxiang Wu ; Liang Zhu

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine

zhuliang1059@zju.edu.cn+86 139 8988 0769

Outcome results

None listed

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