Efficacy and Safety of Two Treatment Algorithms in Adults With Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease

Sponsor
AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
Study ID
NCT01235689
Phase
PHASE3
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 75 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Adalimumab — BIOLOGICAL
    If adalimumab was initiated, it was administered subcutaneously as a 160 mg induction dose the first week, followed by 80 mg 2 weeks later, followed by 40 mg every other week as a maintenance dose. The dose of adalimumab was increased from 40 mg eow to 40 mg every week in participants with an inadequate response and de-escalated to 40 mg eow in participants who met success criteria.
  • Prednisone — DRUG
    The suggested regimen for participants initiating prednisone consisted of a maximum dose of prednisone 40 mg/day for 2 weeks, followed by a fixed taper for 6 weeks.
  • Azathioprine — DRUG
    Participants with normal thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) enzyme activity could receive oral azathioprine 2.5 mg/kg/day. In participants with intermediate TPMT enzyme activity azathioprine was initiated at a dose of 1.25 mg/kg/day. The dose of azathioprine was adjusted according to abnormalities of white blood cell (WBC) count, platelet count, liver function tests (LFTs; i.e. alanine transaminase \[ALT\], aspartate transaminase \[AST\], alkaline phosphatase), lipase, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and serum creatinine.

Study Details

The primary objective of this study was to demonstrate that tight control of disease activity, using stringent criteria based on Crohn's disease activity Index (CDAI), biomarkers (high sensitivity C-reactive protein \[hs-CRP\] and fecal calprotectin), and corticosteroid use, improves the rate of mucosal healing 48 weeks after randomization compared with management using less stringent criteria based only on CDAI and corticosteroid use.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 11, 2011
Status verified
Dec 2017
Primary completion
Nov 3, 2016
Completion
Jan 3, 2017

Study Design

Enrollment
252 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Tight Control Management
    Participants randomized to receive management of disease activity using criteria based on Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI), high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), fecal calprotectin, and corticosteroid use. Participants received customized therapy that could include prednisone, adalimumab, and azathioprine. Participants who randomized at Week 9 meeting success criteria started with no therapy; participants who randomized prior to Week 9 or who randomized at Week 9 but did not meet the success criteria began treatment with adalimumab. Therapy was escalated according to pre-specified tight control criteria: At Key Visit 1 the success criteria were CDAI \< 150, hs-CRP, \< 5 mg/L, fecal calprotectin \< 250 μg/g, and absence of prednisone use. At Key Visits 3, 4, and 5 (every 12 weeks after Key visit 1), the criteria were CDAI \< 150, hs-CRP \< 5 mg/L, fecal calprotectin \< 250 μg/g, and absence of prednisone during the preceding week.
  • Active Comparator: Clinically Driven Management
    Participants randomized to receive management of disease activity using criteria based on Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) and corticosteroid use. Participants received customized therapy that could include prednisone, adalimumab, and azathioprine. Participants who randomized at Week 9 meeting success criteria started with no therapy; participants who randomized prior to Week 9 or who randomized at Week 9 but did not meet the success criteria began treatment with adalimumab. Therapy was escalated according to pre-specified failure criteria using less stringent criteria: At Key Visit 1 the criteria for management of disease activity were a CDAI decrease ≥ 70 (CR-70) compared to Baseline or CDAI \< 200 at 1 week prior to the visit. At Key Visits 3, 4, and 5 (every 12 weeks after Key visit 1), the criteria for a change in treatment were a CDAI decrease of ≥ 100 (CR-100) compared to Baseline or CDAI \< 200, and absence of prednisone during the preceding week.

Primary Outcome Measure

Percentage of Participants With Mucosal Healing and No Deep Ulcerations [ Time Frame: 48 weeks after Randomization ]

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