E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Digestive System Diseases [C06] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 16.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10011401 |
E.1.2 | Term | Crohn's disease |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10017947 - Gastrointestinal disorders |
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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 |
The primary objective of this clinical study is to assess the safety of long term therapy with certolizumab pegol in those subjects participating in study C87085. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To obtain long term efficacy data on certolizumab pegol To obtain data on the plasma concentrations of certolizumab pegol and antibodies to certolizumab pegol To obtain data on the plasma concentrations of anti-double-stranded (ds)-DNA and antinuclear (ANA) autoantibodies. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Subject participated in study C87085 in which the subject completed the study at Week 6
2. Subject is capable of providing informed consent, which must be
obtained prior to any study related procedures
3. Have a chest X-ray taken at visit 1 that is read by a qualified
radiologist or pulmonary physician, with no evidence of current active TB or old inactive TB
4. Subject has taken a TB survey and is committed to comply with TB prophylaxis if applicable |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Subject is experiencing an ongoing serious adverse event assessed as
being related to study medication or is experiencing a serious adverse event that is still not assessable
2. Subject has an intercurrent illness that requires termination of treatment, such as a serious infection (e.g. TB, pneumonia, sepsis,
pyelonephritis, fistula abscess)
3. Subject is non-compliant with TB prophylactic treatment (if
applicable)
4. Subject has had a chest X-ray at visit 1 that shows an abnormality suggestive of a malignancy or active infection, including TB
5. Female who is pregnant or breast feeding
6. Female of child bearing age or post puberty males not practicing
effective birth control
7. Subject is expecting to receive any live virus or bacterial vaccination within 3 months of first Study Medication administration, during the trial or 3 months after last dose of study drug |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The safety variables of interest in this study are:
· Adverse events
· Hematology, biochemistry and urinalysis parameters
· Vital signs |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
The efficacy variables of interest in this study are:
· Harvey Bradshaw Index (HBI) scores
· Crohn's disease Activity Index (CDAI) scores
· Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) scores
The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic variables of interest in this study are:
· Plasma concentrations of CDP870
· Plasma concentrations of anti-CDP870 antibodies
· Plasma concentrations of autoantibodies |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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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 | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
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) | 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 | Information not present in EudraCT |
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.8.2 | 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
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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.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 65 |
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 | No |
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 |
Australia |
Austria |
Belgium |
Brazil |
Canada |
Chile |
Czech Republic |
Estonia |
Finland |
Germany |
Hungary |
Israel |
Italy |
Latvia |
New Zealand |
Poland |
Romania |
Russian Federation |
Ukraine |
United States |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
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 | 5 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 5 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |