Tacrolimus (FK506) Study in Moderate to Severe Refractory Ulcerative Colitis Patients

NCT ID: NCT00347048

Last Updated: 2014-08-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

62 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-09-30

Study Completion Date

2008-04-30

Brief Summary

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This study consists of a 2-week placebo-controlled double-blind inter-group efficacy study in moderate to severe refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) patients followed by a maximum of 12-week open-label efficacy and safety study in responders.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ulcerative Colitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

tacrolimus

Intervention Type DRUG

oral

2

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

oral

Interventions

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tacrolimus

oral

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

oral

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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FK506 Prograf

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Moderate to severe refractory UC patients
* Disease activity: more than 4 times of stool a day, bloody stool, moderate to severe endoscopic finding
* Steroid resistance or dependence to meet at least one of the following condition:no efficacy with more than 40mg/day or 1mg/kg/day of steroid over at least 1 week, no efficacy with 30-40mg/day of steroid over at least 2 weeks,exacerbation along with steroid reduction

Exclusion Criteria

* Mild or fulminant type
* Renal failure patients, hepatic failure patients
* Patients taking 6-mercaptopurine, cyclosporin or other immunosuppressants within 12 weeks prior to entry
* Patients who received LCAP or GCAP within 2 weeks prior to entry
* Patients who changed the dose of steroid or started steroid within 2 weeks prior to entry.
* Patients who changed the dose of steroid or started steroid within 1 week prior to entry in case they received more than 40 mg/ day or 1mg/kg/day of steroid just before the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Astellas Pharma Inc

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Use Central Contact

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Astellas Pharma Inc

Locations

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Chubu Region, , Japan

Site Status

Hokkaido Region, , Japan

Site Status

Kansai Region, , Japan

Site Status

Kanto Region, , Japan

Site Status

Kyushu Region, , Japan

Site Status

Shin'etsu Region, , Japan

Site Status

Countries

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Japan

Other Identifiers

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F506-CL-1107

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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