An Efficacy and Safety Study of PENTASA in Chinese Patients With Left-sided Active Ulcerative Colitis Followed by a 24-Week Open-Label Extension Phase

NCT ID: NCT02368717

Last Updated: 2017-10-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

281 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-03-31

Study Completion Date

2017-07-25

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of 4-week double-blind treatment with PENTASA enema compared with placebo enema in Chinese patients with mild to moderate active left-sided ulcerative colitis, followed by a maximal 28-week open-label extension phase with PENTASA enema and/or PENTASA tablets.

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

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Mesalazine

Mesalazine Enema

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mesalazine Enema

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo Enema

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo Enema

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Mesalazine Enema

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo Enema

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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PENTASA® Enema

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Newly diagnosed or recurrent mild to moderate left-sided active ulcerative colitis
* Mayo score of at least 4 but not greater than 10 points and a score of ≥ 2 for colonoscopy
* Extent of colonic involvement and endoscopy subscore of Mayo score as confirmed by colonoscopy
* The patient is compliant with Patient Daily Diary by having adequately responded to the questions on ≥5 of the most recent full 7 days before the Randomization Visit
* Negative stool test at screening to rule out parasites and bacterial pathogens

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients receiving \> 2g/day of oral 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) products, or receiving topical rectal 5-ASA \> 3g/week, within 7 days prior to screening
* Severe/fulminant ulcerative colitis or toxic dilatation of the colon
* Prior bowel resection surgery
* Patients allergic to 5-ASA and derivative, any of the excipients, aspirin, or salicylates
* Patients with one or more of the diseases: bacillary dysentery, amebic dysentery, chronic schistosomiasis, intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn's disease
* Patients who are unable to fill in the Patient Daily Diary or follow data-capturing procedures
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ferring Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Development Support

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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The 6th hospital affiliated to Zhongshan University (there may be other sites in this country)

Guangzhou, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Other Identifiers

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000101

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id