E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis) |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Chronic inflammatory diseases of the bowel |
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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 |
Cost-effectiveness of the TDM-guided de-escalation group compared to the standard dosing group over 48 weeks. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Proportion of patients with sustained clinical remission (based on Harvey-Bradshaw Index or Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index), proportion of patients with (sustained) biochemical remission (based on c-reactive protein and fecal calprotectin), pharmacokinetic differences (vedolizumab levels), safety and quality of life |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Age 18 or older; Diagnosis of CD or UC; Clinical and biochemical remission, all three criteria below need to be fulfilled prior to enrolment: Absence of active inflammatory intestinal symptoms, as judged by both patient and physician; FCP <250 μg/g and CRP <5 mg/L; HBI <5 (CD) or SCCAI <4 (UC). Steroid-free remission for ≥6 months whilst being treated with SC vedolizumab at a stable dose (108 mg every 2 weeks); |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Absence of written informed consent; Presence of anti-drug antibodies against vedolizumab; Concomitant oral glucocorticosteroid usage; Imminent need for IBD-related surgery as judged by the treating clinician; Actively draining peri-anal fistula; Patients with short bowel syndrome, an ostomy or a symptomatic stricture; Active participation in another interventional trial; Pregnancy or lactation; Other significant medical conditions that might interfere with this study (such as current/recent malignancy, immunodeficiency syndromes and psychiatric illness); Impossibility to measure outcomes, e.g. planned relocation, language issues, short life expectancy. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
- To evaluate whether the SC vedolizumab ‘TDM-guided de-escalation’ strategy using capillary blood measurements will be cost effective, when compared to the standard dosing regimen. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
8, 18, 28, 38 and 48 weeks after inclusion |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
- Proportion of patients with clinical remission (Harvey-Bradshaw Index (HBI) <5 in CD, Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI) <4 in UC), 28 and 48 weeks after inclusion; - Proportion of patients with sustained clinical remission (persistent clinical remission from the start of the trial) 28 and 48 weeks after inclusion; - Proportion of patients with biochemical remission (fecal calprotectin (FCP) ≤250 μg/g and c-reactive protein (CRP) ≤5 mg/L) 48 weeks after inclusion; - Proportion of patients with combined remission (clinical and biochemical) 48 weeks after inclusion; - Proportion of patients with clinical relapse (HBI ≥5 in CD or SCCAI ≥4 in UC for two consecutive weeks) and time to clinical relapse; - Proportion of patients in the intervention group that still is in the TDM-guided de-escalation group 8, 18, 28, 38 and 48 weeks after inclusion; - Number of visits to the emergency room, hospitalization and surgical interventions; - HBI (in CD) or SCCAI (in UC) score and patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) by PRO-2: 8, 18, 28, 38 and 48 weeks after inclusion; - Quality of life (Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (SIBDQ), EQ-5D-5L); - CRP and FCP 48 weeks after inclusion; - Vedolizumab concentrations. All patients: serum vedolizumab concentrations at screening and 48 weeks after inclusion. Intervention group: vedolizumab capillary concentrations according to schedule (4. Study design); - Formation of anti-drug antibody against vedolizumab at week 24 and 48. - Adverse event rates (including injection site reactions, infections and other adverse events linked to biological therapy). |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
8, 18, 28, 38 and 48 weeks after inclusion |
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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 | No |
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 | Yes |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
controlled by a group of patients that continue regular dosing scheme |
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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 | 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 endo of the trial is 48 weeks after inclusion. |
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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 | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |