OD vs. TID Dosing With Mesalazine Granules in Active Ulcerative Colitis

NCT ID: NCT00449722

Last Updated: 2016-01-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

380 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-07-31

Study Completion Date

2006-06-30

Brief Summary

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To proof the therapeutic equivalence of once daily (OD) versus three times daily (TID) dosing of total 3.0 g mesalazine granules in patients with active ulcerative colitis

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

DOUBLE

Interventions

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mesalazine

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Active ulcerative colitis except proctitis, i.e. inflammation minimal 15cm ab ano, confirmed by endoscopy and histology
* Established or new diagnosis
* Disease activity at baseline: Clinical Activity Index (CAI) \>4 and Endoscopic Index (EI) \>= 4

Exclusion Criteria

* Crohn's disease
* Toxic megacolon
* Present or past colorectal cancer
* Symptomatic gastrointestinal disease
* Serious secondary disease(s)
* Baseline stool positive for germs causing bowel disease
* Immunosuppressants within 3 months and/or corticosteroids within 1 month prior to baseline
* Current relapse occurred under maintenance treatment with \>2g/day mesalazine
* Serum creatinine \>= 1.2x upper limit of normal (ULN) and creatinine clearance \< 60 ml/min per 1.73 m2
* Serum transaminase (ALT and/or AST), and/or alkaline phosphatase \>= 2x ULN
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Wolfgang Kruis, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Kalk, Cologne, Germany

Locations

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Evangelisches Krankenhaus Kalk

Cologne, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Kruis W, Kiudelis G, Racz I, Gorelov IA, Pokrotnieks J, Horynski M, Batovsky M, Kykal J, Boehm S, Greinwald R, Mueller R; International Salofalk OD Study Group. Once daily versus three times daily mesalazine granules in active ulcerative colitis: a double-blind, double-dummy, randomised, non-inferiority trial. Gut. 2009 Feb;58(2):233-40. doi: 10.1136/gut.2008.154302. Epub 2008 Oct 2.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18832520 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2004-001216-31

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SAG-26/UCA

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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