E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn's disease |
De ziekte van Crohn |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn's disease |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Digestive System Diseases [C06] |
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 |
The aim of this preliminary study is to prospectively assess the efficacy of LDN as induction therapy in CD. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
•Proportion of patient in steroid free clinical remission defined as by an HBI score of ≤4 and complete tapering of systemic corticosteroids and endoscopic remission at week 12
•Response defined by a decrease in HBI of ≥3 points compared to baseline and endoscopic response defined as a reduction of SES-CD score by ≥50% vs baseline at week 12
•Changes in laboratory measures of inflammation (CRP, fecal calprotectin)
•Adverse events at every visit
•Quality of life, via the disease specific and validated sIBDQ
• Fatigue, via the FACIT-F and MFI
• Anxiety, Depression, Sleepdisturbance, via the PROMIS NIH
•Healthcare costs and utilization, via WPAI-UC and EQ-5D questionnaire
•PROM, via the IBD validated PRO2-tool
•Proportion of patients in corticosteroid free clinical remission
•Response at week 24 and 52
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Age 18 or older; must have the ability to understand and sign a written ICF, which must be obtained prior to initiation of study procedures.
• Diagnosis of Crohn’s disease ≥3 months before screening.
• Objective evidence of inflammation at baseline as defined by endoscopy with mucosal ulcers in the ileum or colon or both, and a SES-CD score of 3-15.
• Concurrent therapies with stable doses of azathioprine, mercaptopurine, MTX or steroids (prednisolone ≤30 mg/dl or budesonide ≤9 mg per day) are permitted. Tapering of corticosteroids is mandatory.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Current use of i.v. corticosteroids.
• Imminent need for in-hospital treatment.
• Pregnancy or lactation.
• Previous or current treatment with investigational drug; current or past treatment within 6 months prior to randomization with a biological agent.
• Stool sample positive for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) toxin, pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli), Salmonella species (spp), Shigella spp, Campylobacter spp, or Yersinia spp.
• Other significant illnesses that may interfere with the study, stricture causing obstructive symptoms, or fistulising disease complicated by infection,
• Opiates use or drugs and/or alcohol abuse.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
•Endoscopic remission at week 12 defined as SES-CD ≤4 and ulcerated surface subscore ≤1 in all five segments |
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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 patient in steroid free clinical remission defined as by an HBI score of ≤4 and complete tapering of systemic corticosteroids and endoscopic remission at week 12
•Response defined by a decrease in HBI of ≥3 points compared to baseline and endoscopic response defined as a reduction of SES-CD score by ≥50% vs baseline at week 12
•Changes in laboratory measures of inflammation (CRP, fecal calprotectin)
•Adverse events at every visit
•Quality of life, via the disease specific and validated sIBDQ
• Fatigue, via the FACIT-F and MFI
• Anxiety, Depression, Sleepdisturbance, via the PROMIS NIH
•Healthcare costs and utilization, via WPAI-UC and EQ-5D questionnaire
•PROM, via the IBD validated PRO2-tool
•Proportion of patients in corticosteroid free clinical remission
•Response at week 24 and 52
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
week 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 52 |
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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) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
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 | 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 | 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
| 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 | 6 |
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 | 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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Week 12 after induction phase and colonoscopy. Patients are allowed to participate in an open-label phase for maintenance until week 52 |
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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 | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |