Role of PPAR-y Agonists in Immunomodulation and Vascular Prevention in SLE (PPAR-SLE)
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Official title
The Role of PPAR-Gamma Agonists in Immunomodulation and Vascular Prevention in SLE (PPAR-SLE)
Brief summary
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Background: \- Lupus causes a person s immune system to attack the body. It can cause blood vessel problems, heart attack, or stroke. Researchers want to see if the drug pioglitazone may help. Objectives: \- To see how well pioglitazone improves blood vessel function and decreases blood vessel inflammation. To study its effect on lupus symptoms. Eligibility: \- Adults at least 18 years old with lupus. Design: * Participants will be screened with medical history, heart test, and blood and urine tests. They may have a bone density test. * Visit 1: * Participants will have: * Physical exam and blood drawn. * Peripheral Arterial Tonometry (Endopat). A cup will be placed on the finger and a pressure cuff on the arm. * Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and/or Sphygmocor. Electrodes will be placed on both wrists, a microphone on the chest, and a blood pressure cuff on each arm and leg. Another test will involve placing a small device on a fingertip. * 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) (some participants). A radioactive sugar will be injected into a small plastic tube in an arm vein. Participants will lie on a bed that moves in and out of a scanner that takes pictures. * Participants will get a 3-month-supply of the study drug or placebo. After 1 week, their dose may increase. * After those 3 months, they will not take either drug for 8 weeks. Then they will switch and take the other drug for 3 months. * Participants will have 6 more visits over 8 months after Visit 1. Tests from Visit 1 may be repeated. They may have a urine test.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02338999
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1, Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 88 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 99 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jun 17, 2015
- Primary completion
- Jul 13, 2020
- Completion
- Jul 13, 2020
- Last update posted
- Sep 13, 2021
2015 – 2020
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike | Bethesda | Maryland | 20892 | — |
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