Topical Tacrolimus 0.1% Ointment For Treatment Of Cutaneous Crohn's Disease

NCT ID: NCT01233570

Last Updated: 2010-11-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Brief Summary

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An assessment of the efficacy of topical tacrolimus in the treatment of cutaneous crohns disease

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Crohn Disease

Keywords

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Cutaneous Crohns Disease Topical Tacrolimus Protopic Metastatic Crohns Disease Pyoderma Gangrenosum Granulomatous chelitis Oral crohns disease Perianal crohns disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Topical tacrolimus

Once daily topical application

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tacrolimus

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily application for 12 weeks followed by 4 weeks observation. Optional 36 week open label extension

Interventions

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Tacrolimus

Once daily application for 12 weeks followed by 4 weeks observation. Optional 36 week open label extension

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Protopic 0.1% FK506

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* willingness and capability to follow the study procedure
* confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's Disease of at least 3 months duration confirmed by radiography, endoscopy or pathological examination
* required to have a skin manifestation of Crohn's disease
* required to give written informed consent
* both male and female subjects with reproductive potential required to be on an acceptable form of birth control for the duration of the study
* long-standing, concomitant immunosuppressive therapy was allowed if the dose was stable and not controlling the skin problem

Exclusion Criteria

* known sensitivity to tacrolimus
* change in aminosalicylate dosage in the four weeks prior to screening
* on oral steroids at over 40mg per day
* been commenced on methotrexate, azathoprine or ciclosporin within the last two months
* commenced on a a TNF-alpha monoclonal antibody within the three months prior to screening
* patients having had a stoma fashioned less than three months before enrolment
* patients with an immunocompromising disease
* patients with a diagnosis of malignancy within the last five years
* patients with any other condition, past or present treatment thought by the investigator to render the subject ineligible for the study
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Aberdeen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Aberdeen

Principal Investigators

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Anthony D Ormerod, MBChB

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Aberdeen

Locations

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University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Aberdeen, Grampian, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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33000332

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id