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Completed Early Phase 1 Interventional

Curcumin in Rheumatoid Arthritis

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00752154

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Official title

Curcumin in Rheumatoid Arthritis - ACross-Over Pilot Study

Brief summary

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Curcuma longa or turmeric is a tropical plant native to south and southeast tropical Asia. Perhaps the most active component in turmeric is curcumin which may make up 2-5% of the total spice in turmeric. The study drug being tested in this study is curcumin. This study is called a cross-over study because all subjects will receive the study drug for a certain amount of time and then switch to placebo (an inactive substance) for a certain time or vice versa. The subject's participation may last up to 8 months. The subject will be randomized (by chance; like flipping a coin) to receive either the study drug, curcumin, or placebo for 4 months. After 4 months, if the subject was taking curcumin they will stop taking it and begin to take placebo and if the subject was taking placebo they will stop taking it and begin taking curcumin for the remaining 4 months. By completion of the study, all 40 subjects will have taken curcumin and placebo for 4 months each. Curcumin/placebo will be provided in capsule form and the subject will take it by mouth. The dose dose will be increased every week for up to a total of 4 grams per day. Subjects will have blood tests, complete questionnaires, and be seen by the study doctor.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00752154
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Early Phase 1
Enrollment
40 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Dec 31, 2009
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2010
Completion
Dec 31, 2010
Last update posted
Sep 28, 2023

2010 – 2011

United States locations

U.S. sites
2
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
2
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Swamy Venuturpualli, M.D., 8737 Beverly Blvd., #203 Beverly Hills California 90042 —
UCLA, 1000 Veteran Avenue, Rehab Building, 3rd Floor Los Angeles California 90095 —

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