E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Patients with active incomplete microscopic colitis |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Patients with active incomplete microscopic colitis |
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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 | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10056979 |
E.1.2 | Term | Colitis microscopic |
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 the trial is to demonstrate efficacy of budesonide for induction of remission in patients with active incomplete microscopic colitis |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
The second objective of the trial is to study the maintenance of remission after end of treatment and the safety, tolerability of budesonide granules in patients with incomplete microscopic colitis |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Signed informed consent 2. Man or woman between 18 and 80 years of age 3. Histologically established diagnosis of incomplete microscopic colitis 4. History of chronic non-bloody, watery diarrhoea for at least 4 weeks 5. Clinically active disease
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Other significant abnormalities in colonoscopy that may have been the cause of diarrhoea 2. Infectious cause of diarrhoea 3. Clinical suspicion of drug-induced diarrhoea 4. Prior and present MC 5. History of bowel resection 6. Radiation therapy of the abdominal or pelvic region 7. Positive antibody titres for celiac disease 8. History of colorectal cancer 9. Therapy with immunomodulators within the last 3 months 10. Treatment with budesonide, other steroids or antibiotics within the last 4 weeks 11. Treatment with anti-diarrhoeal drugs, bulking agents, and spasmolytics within the last 2 weeks |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Rate of clinical remission at final/withdrawal visit |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
After 8 weeks of treatment |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Double-blind phase: • Rate of clinical remission • Time to remission • Change in total number of stools • Change in number of days with abdominal pain • Change in number of days with bloating • Changes in histological signs • Rate of histological remission/improvement • Physician’s Global Assessment (PGA) • Short Health Scale (SHS)
Follow-up phase: • Rate of responders maintaining clinical remission • Rate of patients with relapse • Time to relapse |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Each visit, if not otherwise defined |
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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 | 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 | 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 | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
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 | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 40 |
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 | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
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 | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 3 |
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 | 11 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |