A Phase 2 Study of Interferon Beta-1a (Avonex®) in Ulcerative Colitis

July 23, 2014 updated by: Biogen

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Avonex® in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the clinical activity of interferon beta-1a in participants with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC). Secondary objectives of this study are to determine (i) the safety and tolerability of interferon beta-1a in participants with moderate to severe UC, and (ii) the percentage of participants, with a decrease in the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI) score of ≥3 points at Week 8.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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123

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Alberta
      • Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N4N1
        • Investigator
    • British Columbia
      • Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, V1Y 2H4
        • Investigator
    • Manitoba
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3A1R9
        • Investigator
  • Czech Republic
      • Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
        • Investigator
      • Ostrava, Czech Republic
        • Investigator
      • Parbudice, Czech Republic
        • Investigator
      • Praha 4, Czech Republic
        • Investigator
      • Praha 7, Czech Republic
        • Investigator
      • Slany, Czech Republic
        • Investigator
      • Teplice, Czech Republic
        • Investigator
  • Hungary
      • Budapest, Hungary
        • Investigator
      • Eger, Hungary
        • Investigator
      • Szeged, Hungary
        • Investigator
      • Szekesfehervar, Hungary
        • Investigator
  • Poland
      • Lublin, Poland
        • Investigator
      • Pruszkow, Poland
        • Investigator
      • Sopot, Poland
        • Investigator
      • Torun, Poland
        • Investigator
      • Warszawa, Poland
        • Investigator
      • Wroclaw, Poland
        • Investigator
  • Russian Federation
      • Kazan, Russian Federation
        • Investigator
      • Krasnodar, Russian Federation
        • Investigator
      • Lipetsk, Russian Federation
        • Investigator
      • Moscow, Russian Federation
        • Investigator
      • Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation
        • Investigator
      • Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation
        • Investigator
      • Saratov, Russian Federation
        • Investigator
      • St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
        • Investigator
      • Yaroslavl, Russian Federation
        • Investiator
  • Slovakia
      • Nitra, Slovakia
        • Investigator
      • Trencin, Slovakia
        • Investigator
  • United States
    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
        • Investigator
    • Colorado
      • Lakewood, Colorado, United States, 80215
        • Investigator
    • Connecticut
      • Bristol, Connecticut, United States, 06010
        • Investigator
    • Massachusetts
      • Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, United States, 02481
        • Investigator
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • Investigator

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Established diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) for ≥6 months

    • 20 cm active disease at Screening endoscopy
  • Must have active UC with a Mayo Score/Disease Activity Index (DAI) of 6 to 13 points and moderate to severe disease on endoscopy (Mayo endoscopic score of at least 2) despite prior or concomitant treatment
  • Colonoscopy within past 5 years for extent of disease and to exclude polyps
  • For subjects with UC for more than 10 years, colonoscopy with appropriate biopsies within 1 year prior to Screening to exclude dysplasia and neoplasia.
  • Must be willing and able to practice effective birth control during the study and for 1 month after the last dose of study treatment.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of indeterminate colitis or Crohn's disease
  • Need for imminent surgery
  • Diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis or toxic megacolon
  • Hemoglobin ≤9 g/dL
  • White blood cell count < 3500 cells/mm^3
  • Lymphocyte count <1000 cells/µL
  • Platelet count <100,000 cells/µL
  • Female subjects who are pregnant or who wish to become pregnant during the study, or who are lactating
  • Known symptomatic colonic stricture
  • Stool cultures positive for enteric infection
  • History of malignant disease
  • History of major abdominal surgery (e.g., gastrectomy) within past 5 years
  • History of small bowel or colonic obstruction or resection
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse (as defined by the Investigator) within 2 years prior to Screening
  • Use of anti-diarrheal agents during the screening period
  • Previous participation in this study
  • Previous treatment with interferon beta or other interferon products

NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: DOUBLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Interferon beta-1a
Interferon beta-1a 30 µg intramuscular (IM) injection twice weekly for 12 weeks
Drug: BG9418 (Interferon beta-1a)
Avonex IM injection, self-administered per protocol
Other Names:
  • Avonex®
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo IM injection twice weekly for 12 weeks
Drug: Placebo
Placebo IM injection, self-administered per protocol.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of Participants With a Clinical Response
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 8
Clinical response is defined as a decrease from baseline in the total Mayo score of at least 3 points and at least 30%, accompanied by a decrease in the subscore for rectal bleeding of at least 1 point or an absolute subscore of 1 or less. Baseline was defined as the score collected during the screening period. The Mayo Score/Disease Activity Index (DAI) measures disease activity through assessment of 4 items: stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy findings, and Physician Global Assessment (PGA). Each item of the score is assessed on a 4-point scale, 0, 1, 2, or 3, with a higher score representing greater severity. In this study, the endoscopy subscore was expanded to a 5-point scale to increase sensitivity in this important dimension of the disease (0=normal/inactive disease, 4=deep ulceration). The Total Mayo Score can therefore range from 0 to13 points.
Baseline and Week 8

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)
Time Frame: Up to 16 weeks
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product and that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE, can therefore, be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not related to the medicinal (investigational) product. All AE's were analyzed based on the principle of treatment emergence. An AE was regarded as treatment-emergent if it was not present prior to receiving the first injection but subsequently appeared, or if it was present prior to receiving the first injection and subsequently worsened in severity.
Up to 16 weeks
Percentage of Participants With a Decrease on Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI) of ≥3 Points at Week 8
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 8
The SCCAI measures disease activity as defined by both participants and examiners and includes the following 13 items: general well-being, abdominal pain, bowel frequency, stool consistency, bleeding, anorexia, nausea or vomiting, abdominal tenderness, extra-intestinal complications (eye, mouth, joint, skin), temperature, sigmoidoscopic assessment, nocturnal bowel movements, and urgency of defecation. Scores range from 0 to 19 points, and scores <2.5 have been shown to correlate with Patient-Defined Remission, and a decrease of >1.5 points from Baseline correlates with Patient-Defined Significant Improvement. Baseline is defined as the mean of the screening and visit 1 scores.
Baseline and Week 8

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Biogen

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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May 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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March 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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March 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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February 5, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 5, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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February 15, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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August 13, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 23, 2014

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2014

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 108UC201
  • 2007-004867-22 (EudraCT Number)

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