Evaluate Efficacy of Certolizumab in Crohn's Patients With Draining Fistulas

May 25, 2012 updated by: UCB Pharma

A Phase IIIB Multicenter, Open Label, Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Efficacy of Certolizumab Pegol, a PEGylated Fab Fragment of Humanized Antibody to Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) in Crohn's Disease Patients With Draining Fistulas.

To investigate the clinical efficacy of certolizumab pegol for fistula closure in Crohn's disease subjects with active draining fistulas.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with single or multiple fistulas, including perianal and enterocutaneous fistulas for at least 3 months as a complication of Crohn's disease

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Symptomatic obstructive intestinal strictures, bowel resection, proctocolectomy or total colectomy, abscesses present at screening, current total parenteral nutrition, short bowel syndrome.
  • All the concomitant diseases or pathological conditions that could interfere with Crohn's disease assessment or to be harmful for the well being of the patient.
  • Previous clinical trials and previous biological therapy that could interfere with the results in the present clinical trial

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: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Investigation of Clinical efficacy of certolizumab pegol for fistula closure, as measured by the proportion of patients with fistula improvement after 16 weeks of treatment.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Investigation of Clinical efficacy of certolizumab pegol for maintenance of fistula closure.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Director: Krassimir Mitchev, MD, UCB / Global Medical Affairs

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 18, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

July 20, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 28, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 25, 2012

Last Verified

May 1, 2012

More Information

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