Study in Patients With Crohn's Disease Who Are Steroid Dependent, Despite Previous Unsuccessful Attempts to Reduce Steroids Due to Worsening of Crohn's Disease

NCT ID: NCT00206596

Last Updated: 2013-12-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

127 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-07-31

Study Completion Date

2005-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Leukine to decrease the need for steroid treatment for Crohn's disease.

Detailed Description

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On 29 May 2009, Bayer began transitioning the sponsorship of this trial to Genzyme. NOTE: This study was originally posted by sponsor Berlex, Inc. Berlex, Inc. was renamed to Bayer HealthCare, Inc.

Conditions

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Crohn Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Arm 1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sargramostim (Leukine)

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily via subcutaneous injection for up 22 weeks

Arm 2

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily via subcutaneous injection for up 22 weeks

Interventions

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Sargramostim (Leukine)

Once daily via subcutaneous injection for up 22 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Once daily via subcutaneous injection for up 22 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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BAY86-5326

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* You must have active Crohn's disease at screening and been diagnosed with Crohn's disease within 6 months at screening.
* You must have steroid dependent disease (receiving between 10-40 mgs/day prednisone therapy for greater than 3 months prior to screening and had at least one unsuccessful attempt to reduce cortico-steroids due to worsening of disease).
* You must be able to give yourself an injection of study drug or have another person help you give the injection.
* You must not be pregnant and agree to use birth control if you are a sexually active male or female of childbearing potential.

Exclusion Criteria

* You may not be taking medications not allowed on this study.
* You may not have had GI surgery or bowel obstruction in the last 6 months.
* You may not have ever taken this drug or drugs of similar type in the past.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Genzyme, a Sanofi Company

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Monitor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Genzyme, a Sanofi Company

Countries

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Canada United States

References

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Valentine JF, Fedorak RN, Feagan B, Fredlund P, Schmitt R, Ni P, Humphries TJ. Steroid-sparing properties of sargramostim in patients with corticosteroid-dependent Crohn's disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study. Gut. 2009 Oct;58(10):1354-62. doi: 10.1136/gut.2008.165738. Epub 2009 Jun 7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 19505878 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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91282

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Novel 2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

307501

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id