E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Patients suffering from Crohn's disease and having completed the C87042 study |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 9.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10011401 |
E.1.2 | Term | Crohn's disease |
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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 continue to assess safety of certolizumab pegol as per adverse event reporting.
-To describe the evolution og long term efficacy (through maintenance of clinical response) in Crohn's disease patients who completed C87042 study.
-To assess the effect of subcutaneous certolizumab pegol 400 mg on direct cost parameters. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial | |
E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
-Crohn's disease diagnosis
-Patients (previously treated with infliximab) having completed study C87042
-Patients remaining able to understand the information provided to them and to give written informed consent for C87046 study.
-Female patients either postmenopausal for at least one year, surgically incapable of childbearing, or effectively practicing an acceptable method of contraception (oral o parenteral hormonal contraceptives; intruterine devices; barrier and spermicide. Abstinence is not an acceptable method). Patients must agree to continue to use adequate contraception during the study and for 12 weeks after the last dose of certolizumab pegol. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
-Subjects withdrawn prematurely from C87042 study
-Subjects who received treatment other than certolizumab pegol and other than medications permitted in C87042 study (For Crohn's disease treatmen)
-Subjects from countries where extensions of clinical trial are not allowed, however these patients will have the opportunity to be entered in a compassionate use program. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
-Proportion of patients in clinical response at week 0 with maintenance of clinical response, as assessed by CDAI score at V1, V2 and from then on every 4 weeks
-CDAI score and its change from Week 0, as measured at V1, V2 and from then on every 4 weeks
-Incidence of adverse events reported by the patients during the long-term treatment period of the study |
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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 | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.6.13 | Others | Information not present in EudraCT |
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) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
Confirmatorio, a lungo termine |
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E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
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 | Yes |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
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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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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |