Trial Outcomes & Findings for Preference for a Prefilled Syringe or Smartject™ Device for Delivering Golimumab in Participants Suffering From Moderate-to-severe Ulcerative Colitis (MK-8259-027) (NCT NCT02155335)

NCT ID: NCT02155335

Last Updated: 2019-03-15

Results Overview

Golimumab 50 mg supplied in a prefilled syringe administered 2 times (once by the treating physician and then by the participant under the supervision of the treating physician). Participant is then administered Golimumab 50 mg supplied in the Smartject 2 times, first by the physician and then by the participant. Following the completion of the last injection, the participants completed a questionnaire in which they indicated if they preferred the syringe, the Smartject or were undecided as to which they preferred.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

100 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Day 0 (post last injection)

Results posted on

2019-03-15

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Prefilled Syringe→Smartject™ Device
Golimumab 50 mg supplied in a prefilled syringe administered 2 times (once by the treating physician and then by the participant under the supervision of the treating physician). Participant than is administered Golimumab 50 mg supplied in the Smartject 2 times, first by the physician and then by the participant. Participants receive a total of 200 mg of golimumbab.
Smartject™ Device→ Prefilled Syringe
Golimumab 50 mg supplied in a Smartject administered 2 times (once by the treating physician and then by the participant under the supervision of the treating physician). Participant than is administered Golimumab 50 mg supplied a prefilled syringe 2 times, first by the physician and then by the participant. Participants receive a total of 200 mg of golimumbab.
Period 1
STARTED
50
50
Period 1
Treated
50
49
Period 1
COMPLETED
50
49
Period 1
NOT COMPLETED
0
1
Period 2
STARTED
50
49
Period 2
COMPLETED
50
49
Period 2
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Preference for a Prefilled Syringe or Smartject™ Device for Delivering Golimumab in Participants Suffering From Moderate-to-severe Ulcerative Colitis (MK-8259-027)

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
All Treated Participants
n=99 Participants
All participants who received at least 1 injection from either prefilled syringe or Smartject
Age, Continuous
42.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.4 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
42 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
57 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 0 (post last injection)

Population: All enrolled participants who met all inclusion and none of the exclusion criteria, received all four injections of golimumab according to the protocol, and completed the device preference questionnaire

Golimumab 50 mg supplied in a prefilled syringe administered 2 times (once by the treating physician and then by the participant under the supervision of the treating physician). Participant is then administered Golimumab 50 mg supplied in the Smartject 2 times, first by the physician and then by the participant. Following the completion of the last injection, the participants completed a questionnaire in which they indicated if they preferred the syringe, the Smartject or were undecided as to which they preferred.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Per Protocl Set (PPS)
n=91 Participants
All enrolled participants who met all inclusion and none of the exclusion criteria, received all four injections of golimumab according to the protocol, and completed the device preference questionnaire.
Percentage of Participants Who Prefer Prefilled Syringe, Smartject™ Device, or Are Undecided (Day of Injections)
Preferred Prefilled Syringe
20.9 Percentage of Participants
Percentage of Participants Who Prefer Prefilled Syringe, Smartject™ Device, or Are Undecided (Day of Injections)
Preferred Smatject Device
76.9 Percentage of Participants
Percentage of Participants Who Prefer Prefilled Syringe, Smartject™ Device, or Are Undecided (Day of Injections)
Undecided
2.2 Percentage of Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 14 (2 weeks post injections)

Population: All enrolled participants who met all inclusion and none of the exclusion criteria, received all four injections of golimumab according to the protocol, and completed the device preference questionnaire

Golimumab 50 mg supplied in a prefilled syringe administered 2 times (once by the treating physician and then by the participant under the supervision of the treating physician). Participant than is administered Golimumab 50 mg supplied in the Smartject 2 times, first by the physician and then by the participant. Participants completed a questionnaire 2 weeks after the injections in which they indicated if they preferred the syringe, the Smartject or were undecided as to which they preferred.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Per Protocl Set (PPS)
n=91 Participants
All enrolled participants who met all inclusion and none of the exclusion criteria, received all four injections of golimumab according to the protocol, and completed the device preference questionnaire.
Percentage of Participants Who Prefer Prefilled Syringe, Smartject™ Device, or Are Undecided (2 Weeks Post Injections)
Preferred Prefilled Syringe
26.4 Percentage of Participants
Percentage of Participants Who Prefer Prefilled Syringe, Smartject™ Device, or Are Undecided (2 Weeks Post Injections)
Preferred Smatject Device
71.4 Percentage of Participants
Percentage of Participants Who Prefer Prefilled Syringe, Smartject™ Device, or Are Undecided (2 Weeks Post Injections)
Undecided
2.2 Percentage of Participants

Adverse Events

All Treated Participants

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Development

Merck Sharp & Dohme

Phone: 1-800-672-6372

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee The investigator agrees not to publish or publicly present any interim results of the trial without the prior written consent of the sponsor. The investigator further agrees to provide to the sponsor 45 days prior to submission for publication or presentation, review copies of abstracts or manuscripts for publication that report any results of the trial.
  • Publication restrictions are in place

Restriction type: OTHER