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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/07/069868 [Registered on: 03/07/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 02/07/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   To check the efficacy if Telmisartan in Raynauds phenomenon associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Scientific Title of Study   Open label randomised controlled trial of Telmisartan in Raynauds phenomenon associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Rajat Singh 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  Institute of Medical Sciences  
Address  Department of General Medicine Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221005
India 
Phone  8400035023  
Fax    
Email  rajatyadav0001@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Deepak K Gautam 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Institute of Medical Sciences  
Address  Division of Rheumatology Department of General Medicine Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221005
India 
Phone  6392194981  
Fax    
Email  dgautam@bhu.ac.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Rajat Singh 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  Institues of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University 
Address  Department of General Medicine Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221005
India 
Phone  8400035023  
Fax    
Email  rajatyadav0001@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 221005 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh 221005 
Address  Department of General Medicine Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Deepak K Gautam  Sir SunderLal Hoapital, BHU  Rheumatology OPD Room no 217 Division of Rheumatology Department of General Medicine Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
6392194981

dgautam@bhu.ac.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, VARANASI, INDIA 221005  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M056||Rheumatoid arthritis with involvement of other organs and systems, (2) ICD-10 Condition: M321||Systemic lupus erythematosus withorgan or system involvement,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Nifedipine (10 - 20mg) + standard of care (tadalafil and cold protective measures)  Once the diagnosis of either SLE OR Rheumatoid arthirits with Raynauds Phenomena is made 10 patients will be given Tablet.Nifedipine (10 - 20mg) (as permissible by blood pressure) orally thrice daily for 12 weeks plus SOC, and then followed up at 6 and 12 weeks and evaluated for the severity and frequency of Raynauds Phenomenon with the help of Raynauds Condition score and its hindi translation. 
Intervention  Telmisartan + standard of care (Tadalafil with cold protective measures)  Once the diagnosis of either SLE OR Rheumatoid arthirits with Raynauds Phenomena is made 10 patients will be given Tablet. Telmisartan (20 - 40mg) (as permissible by blood pressure) orally once daily for 12 weeks plus SOC, and then followed up at 6 and 12 weeks and evaluated for the severity and frequency of Raynauds Phenomenon with the help of Raynauds Condition score and its hindi translation. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Age greater than or equal to 18 years.
2. Patients diagnosed as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
with history of Raynaud’s Phenomenon.
3. Willing to give signed written consent.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details 
1.Any co-existing significant/incapacitating chronic illness
2.Patient with symptomatic CAD
3.Patients on oral or sublingual nitrates
4.Patient who are pregnant or reproductive couples who have intention of pregnancy
5.Patients with known contraindication to either of IPs or SOC 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improvement in severity and frequency of Raynauds Phenomenon after introduction of drug with standard of care  0,6 and 12 weeks  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Any untoward effect or hypersensitivity  At 1 and 2 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="20"
Sample Size from India="20" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="20" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/11/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) 28/02/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Registered cases will randomised into 2 groups of 10 patients each, all patients will receive standard of care ( Tadalafil with cold protective measures), one arm of the study (10patients) will receive Telmisartan  (20- 40mg) and the other group will receive Nifedipine (10 - 20mg), they will be then followed up at 6 and 12 weeks with Raynauds condtion score which will assess the frequency and severity of Raynauds Phenomenon 
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