Stopping Aminosalicylate Therapy in Inactive Crohn's Disease

NCT ID: NCT03261206

Last Updated: 2025-05-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

334 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-11-20

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess whether withdrawal of aminosalicylate (5-ASA) is non-inferior to continuation of 5-ASA therapy in Crohn's disease (CD) subjects in remission.

Detailed Description

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Aminosalicylate (5-ASA) agents have proven effective for inducing and maintaining remission in mild to moderate ulcerative colitis (UC) and thus are commonly used as first-line agents for patients with Crohn's disease (CD) in remission. However, there is uncertainty regarding their effectiveness for CD.

In this open-label, randomized study, participants with CD in remission will be allocated to either continue their 5-ASA therapy or withdraw their 5-ASA. The purpose is to investigate if withdrawal of 5-ASA therapy is not unacceptably less effective than continuing on 5-ASA in maintaining CD remission over a 24 month period.

Conditions

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Crohn Disease Remission

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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5-ASA Continuation

Half of the subjects will continue on aminosalicylate therapy using the same dose and brand for the duration of the study

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

5-ASA Withdrawal

Half of the subjects will discontinue their aminosalicylate therapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

5-ASA Withdrawal

Intervention Type OTHER

Withdrawal of 5-ASA therapy

Interventions

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5-ASA Withdrawal

Withdrawal of 5-ASA therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Documented diagnosis of CD at least 3 months prior to enrollment
* Taking any brand or dosage of an oral aminosalicylate for at least 6 months
* Subject-confirmed compliance with current aminosalicylate therapy (taking at least 75% of prescribed doses)
* CD currently in clinical remission
* Able to participate fully in all aspects of the clinical trial
* Written informed consent obtained and documented

Exclusion Criteria

* A current diagnosis of UC, indeterminate colitis, microscopic colitis, or diverticular disease-associated colitis
* A diagnosis of short-bowel syndrome
* Active perianal disease
* Active fistulizing disease
* A flare of CD within 3 months prior to enrollment requiring initiation/escalation of medical therapy or surgery
* Use of systemic corticosteroids for CD (2 continuous weeks or more) within 3 months prior to enrollment
* Any major resective bowel surgery for CD (ileal resection, ileocecal resection, proctocolectomy, colectomy, enterectomy, ostomy formation and repair, anastomosis/reanastomosis) within 6 months prior to enrollment
* Unwillingness to stop taking aminosalicylates for the duration of the trial
* Untreated bile salt malabsorption that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with accurate study HBI assessment
* Serious underlying disease other than CD that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the subject's ability to participate fully in the study
* History of active alcohol or drug abuse that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the subject's ability to comply with the study procedures
* Currently participating in another interventional trial, or previous participation within the last 3 months
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Alimentiv Inc.

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Vipul Jairath, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Western University; London Health Sciences Centre

Gordon Moran, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Nottingham

Locations

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University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Dr. Jesse Siffledeen Professional Medical Corporation

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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(G.I.R.I.) GI Research Institute

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Discovery Clinical Services Ltd.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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University of Manitoba - Health Sciences Centre

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital

London, Ontario, Canada

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Scott Shulman Medical Professional Corporation

North Bay, Ontario, Canada

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Taunton Surgical Center

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

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Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Dr. O. Tarabain Medicine Professional Corporation

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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McGill University Healthcare

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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IRCCS Policlinico San Donato

San Donato Milanese, Milan Italy, Italy

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Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.I.

Milan, Milan, Italy

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UOC Gastroenterologic UOS Malattie Infiammatorie Intestinali, Ospedali

Roma, Rome, Italy

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IRCCS De Bellis

Castellana Grotte, Via Turi, Italy

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Luigi Vanvitelli of Campania

Catania, , Italy

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Intituto Clinico Humanitas

Milan, , Italy

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Azienda Ospedale-Universita Padova

Padua, , Italy

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Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome

Roma, , Italy

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BYK - Kyiv

Kyiv, , Ukraine

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Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University

Lviv, , Ukraine

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Odesa Regional Clinical Hospital

Odesa, , Ukraine

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Ternopil University Hospital

Ternopil, , Ukraine

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Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom

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Darlington Memorial Hospital

Darlington, Durham, United Kingdom

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Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom

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Royal Blackburn Hospital

Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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St. Marks Hospital

Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom

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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Kings Mill Hospital

Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

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Barnsley Hospital NHS Trust

Barnsley, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Bedford Hospital NHS Trust

Bedford, , United Kingdom

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Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust

Bristol, , United Kingdom

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Northern Care Alliance NHS Group - Fairfield General Hospital

Bury, , United Kingdom

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West Suffolk Hospital

Bury St Edmunds, , United Kingdom

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ESNEFT Colchester Gen Hospital

Colchester, , United Kingdom

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Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Dudley, , United Kingdom

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Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

Exeter, , United Kingdom

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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester, , United Kingdom

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Royal Free Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

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Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust

London, , United Kingdom

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Luton and Dustable Hospital Foundation Trust

Luton, , United Kingdom

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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Nottingham

Nottingham, , United Kingdom

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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Reading, , United Kingdom

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Salford Ryal NHS Foundation Trust

Salford, , United Kingdom

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Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Steeton, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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Canada Italy Ukraine United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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RP1610

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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