Budesonide Orodispersible Tablet vs. Placebo in Active Eosinophilic Esophagitis

NCT ID: NCT02434029

Last Updated: 2017-02-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

88 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-11-11

Study Completion Date

2016-10-04

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to prove the superiority of a 6-weeks treatment with budesonide effervescent tablets versus placebo for the induction of clinico-pathological remission in patients with acute eosinophilic esophagitis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Budesonide

Budesonide 1mg orodispersible tablet twice daily

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Budesonide 1mg orodispersible tablet twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo orodispersible tablet twice daily

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo orodispersible tablet twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Budesonide 1mg orodispersible tablet twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo orodispersible tablet twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Signed informed consent,
* Male or female patients, 18 to 75 years of age,
* Confirmed clinico-pathological diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) according to established diagnostic criteria
* Active symptomatic and histological EoE,
* A documented trial with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in order to rule out PPI-responsive esophageal eosinophilia,
* Negative pregnancy test in females of childbearing potential at baseline visit.

Exclusion Criteria

* Clinical and endoscopic signs of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),
* History of abnormal results in case of an optionally performed pH-monitoring of the distal esophagus,
* Patients with PPI-responsive esophageal eosinophilia
* Achalasia, scleroderma esophagus, or systemic sclerosis,
* Other clinically evident causes than EoE for esophageal eosinophilia,
* Any concomitant esophageal disease and relevant gastro-intestinal disease (celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, oropharyngeal or esophageal bacterial, viral, or fungal infection \[candida esophagitis\]),
* Any relevant systemic disease (e.g., AIDS, active tuberculosis),
* If careful medical monitoring is not ensured: cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, active peptic ulcer disease, glaucoma, cataract, or infection,
* Liver cirrhosis or portal hypertension,
* History of cancer in the last five years,
* History of esophageal surgery at any time or of esophageal dilation procedures within the last 8 weeks prior to screening visit,
* Upper gastrointestinal bleeding within 8 weeks prior to screening visit,
* Existing or intended pregnancy or breast-feeding.
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

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ralph Mueller, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH

Locations

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Center for Digestive Diseases Eppendorf

Hamburg, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Straumann A, Lucendo AJ, Miehlke S, Vieth M, Schlag C, Biedermann L, Vaquero CS, Ciriza de Los Rios C, Schmoecker C, Madisch A, Hruz P, Hayat J, von Arnim U, Bredenoord AJ, Schubert S, Mueller R, Greinwald R, Schoepfer A, Attwood S; International EOS-2 Study Group. Budesonide Orodispersible Tablets Maintain Remission in a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Gastroenterology. 2020 Nov;159(5):1672-1685.e5. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.07.039. Epub 2020 Jul 25.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32721437 (View on PubMed)

Lucendo AJ, Miehlke S, Schlag C, Vieth M, von Arnim U, Molina-Infante J, Hartmann D, Bredenoord AJ, Ciriza de Los Rios C, Schubert S, Bruckner S, Madisch A, Hayat J, Tack J, Attwood S, Mueller R, Greinwald R, Schoepfer A, Straumann A; International EOS-1 Study Group. Efficacy of Budesonide Orodispersible Tablets as Induction Therapy for Eosinophilic Esophagitis in a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. Gastroenterology. 2019 Jul;157(1):74-86.e15. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.03.025. Epub 2019 Mar 26.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30922997 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2014-001484-12

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

BUL-1/EEA

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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