A Trial Evaluating Safety of Chronic Therapy With Certolizumab Pegol in Crohn's Disease

May 25, 2012 updated by: UCB Pharma

Open Label Long Term Clinical Trial Evaluating Safety of Chronic Therapy With Certolizumab Pegol, a PEGylated Fab Fragment of Humanized Antibody to Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF) in Patients Suffering From Crohn's Disease and Having Completed C87055 Study.

The primary aim of this study is allow the patients suffering from Crohn's disease , who both completed the therapeutic confirmatory study C87055 of certolizumab pegol and benefited from the treatment, to receive treatment with certolizumab pegol until the drug is available for the Crohn's disease indication in Greece.

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Withdrawn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:

  • Crohn's disease diagnosis
  • Patients having completed the treatment period of study C87055 (previously treated with infliximab) and benefited from the study treatment, as per investigatior's discretion.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject withdrawn prematurely from C87055 study.
  • Subject who received treatment other than certolizumab pegol and other than medications permitted in C87055 study.
  • Female patients of childbearing age who are NOT practicing (in the Investigator's opinion) effective birth control. All female patients must test negative on a serum pregnancy test before study entry and negative on urine testing immediately before every certolizumab pegol administration.

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
For ethical reasons, provide the opportunity for patients > 18 years suffering from Crohn's disease who both completed the therapeutic confirmatory study C87055 of certolizumab pegol and benefited from the treatment, to receive treatment with certolizum

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Incidence of adverse events reported by the patients during the long-term treatment period of the study.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Director: George Syrmalis, M.D. M.Sc. Ph.D., UCB Pharma

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

November 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 28, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 28, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

August 1, 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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