Azathioprine Based on Endoscopy After Clinical Remission in Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis (ACE)

August 12, 2019 updated by: Eun Soo Kim, MD, PhD, Kyungpook National University Hospital
The aim of this study is to determine whether azathioprine is effective for mucosal healing in UC patients who achieved clinical remission by the first course of corticosteroids but not mucosal healing in endoscopy.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The sample size was calculated based on the previous study showing the difference of mucosal healing rate between azathioprine (58%) and 5-aminosalicylate (21%). With a two-tailed test of α = 0.05 and 1 - ß = 0.8, 52 patients were required.

The placebo drug which is identical to azathioprine will be provided by Celltrion drug company.

Differences in the categorical variables between the groups are examined with χ2 or the Fisher exact test. For comparisons of continuous variables, a Student t test is used.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

16

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

  • Korea, Republic of
      • Daegu, Korea, Republic of, 41944
        • Kyungpook National University 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 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ulcerative colitis patients with moderate to severe activity who achieved a clinical remission by the first course of corticosteroids
  • Newly diagnosed or without steroid use during last 1 year
  • Endoscopic Mayo subscore >0

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with azathioprine or biologics therapy

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
Active Comparator: Azathioprine
Azathioprine (1.5mg/kg) po for 1 year
Drug: Azathioprine
Placebo Comparator: Sugar pill
Placebo drug identical to azathioprine (1.5mg/kg) po for 1 year
Drug: Placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mucosal healing status
Time Frame: one year
Mucosal healing status will be assessed by sigmoidoscopy using Mayo endoscopic score.
one year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Kyungpook National University Hospital

Collaborators

Celltrion

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Eun Soo Kim, MD, PhD, Kyungpook National University Hospital

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

February 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 16, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 16, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

October 20, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 14, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 12, 2019

Last Verified

August 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KMU-151016

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