Comparative Efficacy and Safety Study in Patients With Active Ulcerative Colitis

April 3, 2013 updated by: Tillotts Pharma AG
To demonstrate that import Mesalazine (Asacol®) is non-inferior to the reference drug, marketed Mesalazine, regarding the primary endpoint (reduction of UC-DAI score)in patients with active ulcerative colitis (UC) treated for 8 weeks.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

251

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

      • Shanghai, China
        • Shanghai Hospital

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 to 64 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) at active phase who are defined to show Ulcerative Colitis-Disease Activitiy Index (UC-DAI) score of 3 or higher but 8 or less, and bloody stool score of 1 or higher

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with serious or higher according to diagnostic critera of seriousness and patients with chronic persistent type and with acute serious type in the classification by clinical course

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: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Asacol®
Import Mesalazine
400mg tablets
Other Names:
  • Import Mesalazine
Active Comparator: Mesalazine
Marketed Mesalazine
400mg tablets
Other Names:
  • Marketed Mesalazine

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Reduction degree of UC-DAI
Time Frame: Week 8
Week 8

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
1) Reduction degree of score of each UC-DAI item 2) Remission rate 3) Effective rate
Time Frame: Week 8
Week 8

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 8, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

December 9, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 4, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 3, 2013

Last Verified

April 1, 2013

More Information

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