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Clinical Study of Tripterygium Capsule to Treat Early Ankylosing Spondylitis

NCT00889694

Phase 2/3 Unknown 80 enrolled Sun Yat-sen University
RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindTreatment

Summary

This study is a 12-week, randomized, placebo and positive drug controlled clinical trial to investigate whether tripterygium capsule is effective and safe in treating patients with ankylosing spondylitis. The investigators expect that the tripterygium capsule is more effective than placebo and has few adverse effects.

Timeline

Start
2008-10
Primary completion
2009-07
Completion
2009-08

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Sulfasalazine Small molecule 0.75 g
Subject tripterygium wilfordii Traditional medicine (herbal / TCM) 2 unknown