Study for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis With Adacolumn

NCT ID: NCT00102193

Last Updated: 2008-09-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

168 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-07-31

Study Completion Date

2006-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the Adacolumn Apheresis System to treat the signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis.

Detailed Description

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Trial Features:

* Non-drug therapy
* Most patients can remain on current treatment regimen, including prednisone, budesonide and medications such as Asacol (mesalamine), Pentasa (mesalamine), Colazal (balsalazide disodium) and Dipentum (olsalazine sodium) throughout the study

Components of the Study:

* Study length is 24 weeks, which includes a screening visit, ten treatment visits over nine weeks and 4 follow-up appointments
* Physical exams, laboratory tests and disease assessments conducted at no charge to the patient
* 2:1 Randomization (treatment:sham)

Conditions

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Ulcerative Colitis

Keywords

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Ulcerative Colitis, Apheresis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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Adacolumn Apheresis System

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis with colonic involvement with ulcerative colitis beyond 15 cm of the anal verge
* Adequate peripheral venous access to allow for completion of the apheresis treatments
* Receiving one or more of the following medical therapies:

\*sulfasalazine, \*mesalamine and other 5-ASA agents, \*prednisone or 6-mercaptopurine or azathioprine OR Have not received the above medical therapies due to intolerance or demonstrated non-response
* Agree to participate in the required follow-up visits
* Able to complete a diary
* Signed written informed consent document and authorization for use of protected health information

Exclusion Criteria

* Evidence of toxic megacolon
* Major surgery within the past 6 weeks or anticipated need for surgery within 12 weeks
* Proctocolectomy, total colectomy, ileostomy, stoma or ileal pouch-anal anastomosis
* Requiring in-patient hospitalization
* A history of allergic reaction to heparin or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
* A history of hypersensitivity reaction associated with an apheresis procedure or intolerance of apheresis procedures
* A history of severe cardiovascular or peripheral arterial diseases
* A history of cerebral vascular diseases
* Liver diseases
* Renal insufficiency
* Insulin-dependent Type I or Type II diabetes
* Known bleeding disorder or use of concomitant anticoagulant therapy for purposes other than apheresis treatment
* Any hypercoagulable disorder
* Known infection with Hepatitis B or C, or HIV
* Severe anemia
* Leukopenia or granulocytopenia
* Evidence of current systemic infection
* Malignancy
* Pregnant, lactating or planning to become pregnant during the course of the investigational study
* Used within the last 30 days, an investigational drug, biologic or device or 5 half-lives, if known, for any investigational drug or biologic
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Otsuka America Pharmaceutical

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Yosuke Komatsu, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical

Locations

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Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Providence Clinical Research

Burbank, California, United States

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University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

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Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates, PC

Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States

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Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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University of Chicago, Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University of Kentucky Medical Center

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Metropolitan Gastroenterology Group

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

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Massachusetts General Hospital, GI Unit

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Tufts University School of Medicine, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Clinical Research Institute of Michigan

Clinton Township, Michigan, United States

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Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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Long Island Clinical Research Associates

Great Neck, New York, United States

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University of North Carolina, Division of Digestive Disease & Nutrition

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Consultants for Clinical Research

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Digestive Disease Specialists Inc.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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University of Texas Southern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

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University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, Texas, United States

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University of Washington Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Gastroenterology and Hepatology Clinic

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

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St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Hotel-Dieu Hospital

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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London Health Sciences Centre, South Street Campus

London, Ontario, Canada

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London Health Sciences Centre, University Campus

London, Ontario, Canada

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The Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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St. Michael's Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis

Lévis, Quebec, Canada

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Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Countries

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United States Canada

Other Identifiers

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512-04-205

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id