Pentoxifylline as Anti-Inflammatory in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Methotrexate, Pentoxifylline.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis. Basic parameters: 18 years — 70 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Clinical Study Evaluating the Effect of Pentoxifylline as Anti Inflammatory in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Overview
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term inflammatory condition that leads to gradual damage of joints lined by synovial membranes, along with various potential effects outside of the joints. While RA can affect any joint, it typically involves the metacarpophalangeal, proximal interphalangeal, and metatarsophalangeal joints, as well as the wrists and knees. Symptoms related to the joints and surrounding tissues include swelling, tenderness upon touch, morning stiffness, and significant difficulty moving the affected joints
Interventions
- Drug Methotrexate
Methotrexate (MTX) is a chemotherapy agent and immune-system suppressant. It is used to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, and ectopic pregnancies. Types of cancers it is used for including breast cancer, leukemia, lung cancer, lymphoma, gestational trophoblastic disease, and osteosarcoma. Methotrexate is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions. - Drug Pentoxifylline
Pentoxifylline (also known as oxpentifylline) is a methylxanthine derivative with strong hemorrheologic effects. In the United States, it is primarily used to treat intermittent claudication. Studies in both humans and animals have demonstrated that pentoxifylline therapy induces various physiological changes at the cellular level
Primary outcome measures
- change in Disease Activity Score (DAS28) [Time frame: 3 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (not in remission) according to American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) \[9\] i.e., 28 joints disease activity score (DAS 28) >2.6.
- Patients receiving the conventional DMARDs.
- Both sexes.
- Age range between 18and 70 years old
Exclusion criteria
- Patients with retinal or cerebral hemorrhage.
- Patients with renal and hepatic dysfunction.
- Patients with hypersensitivity to study medications.
- Pregnant and lactating females.
- Patients receiving biological or synthetic DMARDs
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University — Damietta
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06998628 · 78956