Tacrolimus (FK506) Study in Moderate to Severe Refractory Ulcerative Colitis Patients

August 25, 2014 updated by: Astellas Pharma Inc

Tacrolimus (FK506) P-III Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Study in Moderate to Severe Refractory Ulcerative Colitis Patients

This study consists of a 2-week placebo-controlled double-blind inter-group efficacy study in moderate to severe refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) patients followed by a maximum of 12-week open-label efficacy and safety study in responders.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

62

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

  • Japan
      • Chubu region, Japan
      • Hokkaido region, Japan
      • Kansai region, Japan
      • Kanto region, Japan
      • Kyushu region, Japan
      • Shin'etsu region, Japan

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

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 64 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Moderate to severe refractory UC patients
  • Disease activity: more than 4 times of stool a day, bloody stool, moderate to severe endoscopic finding
  • Steroid resistance or dependence to meet at least one of the following condition:no efficacy with more than 40mg/day or 1mg/kg/day of steroid over at least 1 week, no efficacy with 30-40mg/day of steroid over at least 2 weeks,exacerbation along with steroid reduction

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mild or fulminant type
  • Renal failure patients, hepatic failure patients
  • Patients taking 6-mercaptopurine, cyclosporin or other immunosuppressants within 12 weeks prior to entry
  • Patients who received LCAP or GCAP within 2 weeks prior to entry
  • Patients who changed the dose of steroid or started steroid within 2 weeks prior to entry.
  • Patients who changed the dose of steroid or started steroid within 1 week prior to entry in case they received more than 40 mg/ day or 1mg/kg/day of steroid just before the study.

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 Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Drug: tacrolimus
oral
Other Names:
  • Prograf
  • FK506
Placebo Comparator: 2
Drug: Placebo
oral

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Improvement of Disease activity index score (DAI score)
Time Frame: 2 Weeks
2 Weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Changes of DAI score ( Total & each item)
Time Frame: 2 Weeks
2 Weeks
Changes of clinical severity and symptom
Time Frame: 2 Weeks
2 Weeks
Endoscopic finding
Time Frame: 2 Weeks
2 Weeks
Patients impression
Time Frame: 2 Weeks
2 Weeks
Amount of steroid
Time Frame: 2 Weeks
2 Weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Astellas Pharma Inc

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 30, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 30, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

July 4, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 26, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 25, 2014

Last Verified

August 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • F506-CL-1107

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