Remicade Safety Line (Crohn's Disease)(Study P03288)(COMPLETED)

NCT ID: NCT00818272

Last Updated: 2015-09-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

148 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-12-31

Study Completion Date

2010-12-31

Brief Summary

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This observational study is in line with the German educational plan with the aim to implement a tool to increase and monitor the awareness for tuberculosis screening and to reinforce the patient eligibility for a treatment with Remicade according to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPc).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Crohn's Disease

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Remicade (infliximab)

Participants with confirmed diagnosis of active Crohn's disease.

Remicade (infliximab)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Participants with confirmed diagnosis of severe active Crohn's disease (CD) and participants suffering from fistulae who do not respond sufficiently to a complete and adequate therapy with a conventional treatment received infliximab administration as intravenous (IV) infusion over a period of two hours. Dosage and infusion intervals were employed in accordance to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC): 5 mg/kg body weight at week 0 of infliximab therapy with additional infusions of 5 mg/kg at week 2 and week 6 after the initial dose, followed by infusions every 8 weeks (maintenance) or if signs and symptoms of the disease recur (readministration).

Interventions

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Remicade (infliximab)

Participants with confirmed diagnosis of severe active Crohn's disease (CD) and participants suffering from fistulae who do not respond sufficiently to a complete and adequate therapy with a conventional treatment received infliximab administration as intravenous (IV) infusion over a period of two hours. Dosage and infusion intervals were employed in accordance to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC): 5 mg/kg body weight at week 0 of infliximab therapy with additional infusions of 5 mg/kg at week 2 and week 6 after the initial dose, followed by infusions every 8 weeks (maintenance) or if signs and symptoms of the disease recur (readministration).

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

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Remicade SCH 215596

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects with Crohn's disease.

Exclusion Criteria

* As per SmPC
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Centocor, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Other Identifiers

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P03288

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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