E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Crohn's disease |
Enfermedad de Crohn. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Crohn's disease |
Enfermedad de Crohn. |
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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 | 16.1 |
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 |
To evaluate the rapidity of onset of clinical response to adalimumab therapy in patients with luminal Crohn's disease |
Evaluar la rapidez del inicio de la respuesta clínica al tratamiento con Adalimumab en pacientes con enfermedad de Crohn luminal. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
?To evaluate the improvement of health-related quality of life and fatigue to adalimumab therapy in patients with Crohn's disease ? To evaluate the improvement in analytic and fecal markers of inflammation in patients with Crohn's disease treated with adalimumab in the short term ? To evaluate the correlation of a rapid response at day 4 and week 1 with remission at week 12 |
? Evaluar la mejoría de la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud y la fatiga en pacientes con enfermedad de Crohn tratados con Adalimumab. ? Evaluar la mejoría de los marcadores analíticos y fecales de inflamación en pacientes con enfermedad de Crohn tratados con Adalimumab a corto plazo. ? Evaluar la correlación de una respuesta rápida en el día 4 y la semana 1 con la remisión en la semana 12. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Crohn?s disease diagnosed within, at least, the previous 4 months. 2. Patients with active luminal (Harvey-Bradshaw Index ?8) moderate-to-severe Crohn´s disease. 3. Adult patient 18-75 year-old. 4. No response to a full and adequate course of therapy with a corticosteroid and/or an immunosuppressant. 5. If receiving any of the following treatments, their dose should be stable during the periods indicated: ? Aminosalicylates for, at least, the last 4 weeks ? Probiotics for, at least, the last 4 weeks ? Analgesics for, at least, the last 4 weeks ? Antidiarrheals for, at least, the last 4 weeks ? Oral budesonide (maximum dose of 9 mg/day) for, at least, the last 2 weeks ? Oral prednisone or equivalent for, at least, the last 2 weeks ? CD-related antibiotics for, at least, the last 4 weeks ? Azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine or methotrexate for, at least, the last 12 weeks |
1. Enfermedad de Crohn diagnosticada por lo menos en los 4 meses anteriores. 2. Enfermedad de Crohn luminal activa (índice de Harvey-Bradshaw ?8) de moderada a grave. 3. Adulto de 18-75 años. 4. Sin respuesta a un tratamiento completo y adecuado de corticosteroides, inmunosupresores o ambos. 5. Si recibe cualquiera de los tratamientos siguientes, la dosis debe haberse mantenido estable durante los periodos que se señalan: ? Aminosalicilatos durante, como mínimo, las últimas 4 semanas ? Probióticos durante, como mínimo, las últimas 4 semanas ? Analgésicos durante, como mínimo, las últimas 4 semanas ? Antidiarreicos durante, como mínimo, las últimas 4 semanas ? Budesonida oral (dosis máxima de 9 mg/día) durante, como mínimo, las últimas 2 semanas ? Prednisona oral o equivalente durante, como mínimo, las últimas 2 semanas ? Antibióticos utilizados por la enfermedad de Crohn durante, como mínimo, las últimas 4 semanas ? Azatioprina, 6-mercaptopurina o metotrexato durante, como mínimo, las últimas 12 semanas |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Previous treatment with any anti-TNF agent. 2. Surgical bowel resection within the previous 6 months, ostomy, extensive bowel resection (> 100 cm), short bowel syndrome. 3. Fistulising Crohn's disease. 4. Treatment with cyclosporine or tacrolimus within the previous 8 weeks. 5. Clinically significant cardiac disease including unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction within six months from screening, congestive heart failure of worse than grade II New York criteria (NYHA Functional Classification). 6. Subject with an ostomy or ileoanal pouch. (Subjects with a previous ileo-rectal anastomosis are not excluded). 7. Proctocolectomy, total colectomy, ileostomy, stoma or ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. 8. Screening laboratory values (according to central laboratory) 9. Known of hepatitis C (HC) infection. 10. Serologic evidence of hepatitis B (HB) infection* based on the results of testing for HBsAg, anti-HBc and anti-HBs antibodies as follows: |
1. Tratamiento previo con cualquier fármaco anti-TNF. 2. Resección quirúrgica intestinal en los 6 meses anteriores, ostomía, resección intestinal amplia (>100 cm), síndrome del intestino corto. 3. Enfermedad de Crohn fistulizante. 4. Tratamiento con ciclosporina o tacrolimús en el plazo de las 8 semanas anteriores. 5. Cardiopatía clínicamente importante, como angina inestable, infarto agudo de miocardio en el plazo de los 6 meses anteriores a la selección, insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva de clase de la NYHA peor que grado II (clasificación funcional de la New York Heart Association) 6. Ostomía o reservorio ileoanal (no se excluye a los pacientes con anastomosis ileorrectal previa). 7. Proctocolectomía, colectomía total, ileostomía, estoma o reservorio ileal con anastomosis anal. 8. Resultados analíticos en la selección (según el laboratorio central) 9. Diagnóstico de hepatitis C (HC). 10. Signos serológicos de hepatitis B (HB)* a juzgar por los siguientes resultados de las pruebas de HbsAg, anticuerpos anti-HBc y anti-HBs |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Proportion of patients with clinical response at day 4. Clinical response is defined as a decrease of at least 3 points in the Harvey-Bradshaw Index, at day 4 |
Porcentaje de pacientes con respuesta clínica en el día 4. Se define como respuesta clínica la disminución de un mínimo de 3 puntos en el índice de Harvey-Bradshaw, en el día 4. |
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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) |
?Proportion of patients with clinical response at week 1. Clinical response is defined as a decrease of at least 3 points in the Harvey-Bradshaw Index, at week 1 ?Proportion of patients with clinical remission at weeks 2 and 4 (Harvey-Bradshaw Index <5) ?Change in Quality of Life, assessed with the EQ-5D and IBDQ36 questionnaires from baseline to week 12 ? Change in Fatigue, assessed through the Fatigue Impact Scale for Daily Use (D-FIS), from baseline to week 12 ?Change in analytic markers of inflammation from baseline to week 12: hemogram, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), fecal calprotectin and coagulation (including fibrinogen) ?Statistical analysis will be performed to evaluate the correlation between a clinical response at day 4 and week 1 with remission at week 12 |
? Porcentaje de pacientes con respuesta clínica en la semana 1. Se define como respuesta clínica la disminución de un mínimo de 3 puntos en el índice de Harvey-Bradshaw, en la semana 1. ? Porcentaje de pacientes con remisión clínica en las semanas 2 y 4 (índice de Harvey-Bradshaw <5). ? Cambio de la calidad de vida, evaluada mediante los cuestionarios EQ-5D e IBDQ 36, entre el momento basal y la semana 12. ? Cambio de la fatiga, evaluada mediante la escala de impacto de la fatiga para uso diario (D-FIS, Fatigue Impact Scale for Daily Use), entre el momento basal y la semana 12. ? Cambio de los marcadores analíticos de inflamación entre el momento basal y la semana 12: hemograma, velocidad de sedimentación globular (VSG), proteína C reactiva (PCR), calprotectina fecal y coagulación (con fibrinógeno). ? Se realizará un análisis estadístico para evaluar la correlación de una respuesta clínica en el día 4 y la semana 1 con la remisión en la semana 12. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Week 1, 2, 4 and 12 |
Semana 1, 2, 4 y 12 |
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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) | 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 | Yes |
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 | No |
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.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 1 |
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.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 20 |
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 | No |
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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The end-of-study is defined as the date of the last subject's last visit |
La finalización del estudio se define como la fecha de la última visita del último paciente. |
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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 | 12 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |