Tacrolimus (FK506) P-III, Open-label Study in Refractory Ulcerative Colitis Patients

August 25, 2014 updated by: Astellas Pharma Inc

Tacrolimus (FK506) P-III, Open-label Study in Severe Refractory Ulcerative Colitis Patients or Patients Who Attended and Received Placebo in F506-CL-1107 Study

Patients with severe refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) or those who received placebo in study F506-CL-1107 will receive tacrolimus for a maximum of 12 weeks. Safety and efficacy will be evaluated.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Patients with severe refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) or those who received placebo in study F506-CL-1107 study can participate in this study. Patients will receive tacrolimus for a maximum of 12 weeks in an open-label study manner. Improvement of Disease Activity Index (DAI) score and other efficacy scores will be evaluated during the drug administration period.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

32

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, Japan
      • Hokkaido, Japan
      • Kansai, Japan
      • Kanto, Japan
      • Kyusyu, Japan
      • Shin'etsu, 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:

  • Severe refractory UC patients who meets the following criteria

    • Disease activity: more than 6 times of stool a day, bloody stool, moderate to severe endoscopic finding
    • Steroid resistant or dependent

OR

  • Moderate to severe refractory UC patients who participated and received placebo in F506-CL-1107 study

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Drug: Tacrolimus
Oral
Other Names:
  • FK506

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Improvement of Disease Activity Index score (DAI score)
Time Frame: 12 weeks
12 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: 12 weeks
12 weeks
Endoscopic finding
Time Frame: 12 weeks
12 weeks
Patients impression
Time Frame: 12 weeks
12 weeks
Amount of steroid
Time Frame: 12 weeks
12 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)

May 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 20, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 20, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

March 26, 2008

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-1108

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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