| E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
| Children with the chronic inflammatory bowel Crohn´s disease in an active phase |
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| MedDRA Classification |
| E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
| E.2 Objective of the trial |
| E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
| To estimate the efficacy of oral immunoglobulin treatment of children with active Crohn´s disease. |
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| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
| To assess the tolerability of oral immunoglobulin treatment of children with active Crohn´s disease. |
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| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Age < 18 years. A diagnosis of CD according to current diagnostic criteria. The patient can be newly diagnosed or have a previously diagnosed CD. Active disease with a PCDAI-index > 10 Medication with 5-ASA-drugs, corticosteroids or azathioprin is accepted if ongoing for at least 2 months immediately prior to entry of the study. Treatment with partial or exclusive enteral nutrition is accepted.
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Patients, who are expected to be unable to fulfil the treatment protocol or come to hospital visits agreed upon. Patients with selective IgA deficiency. Patients, who due to their CD are in immediate need for an operation or are expected to need an operation within 2 months from entry of the study. Patients with stoma. Ongoing antibiotic treatment (sulphasalazine not included). Signs of ongoing gastrointestinal infection. Immediate need for total parenteral nutrition. Immediate need for increasing the medication (5-ASA preparations, corticosteroids, azathioprin).
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| E.5 End points |
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
| The efficacy of oral immunoglobulin as treatment of children with active Crohn´s disease. |
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| E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
| E.6 | Scope of the trial |
| E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
| E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
| E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
| E.6.4 | Safety | No |
| E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
| E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
| E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
| E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
| E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
| E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
| E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
| E.6.13 | Others | No |
| E.7 | Trial type and phase |
| E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
| E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
| E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
| E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
| E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
| E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
| E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
| E.8 Design of the trial |
| E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
| E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
| E.8.1.2 | Open | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.1.3 | Single blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.1.7 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
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| E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
| E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
| E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
| E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
| E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
| E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
| E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
| E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
| E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
| E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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| The follow-up visit four weeks after the end of the six-week treatment period of the last patient included. |
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| E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 18 |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |