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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT00838214
Date of registration: 05/02/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH
Public title: Budesonide 3x3mg/d Versus Prednisone in Active Autoimmune Hepatitis
Scientific title: Efficacy and Safety of Budesonide Capsules (3x3mg/d)Versus Prednisone in Patients With a Diagnose of Active Autoimmune Hepatitis. A Double-blind, Randomized, Active-controlled, Multicentre Study
Date of first enrolment: March 2001
Target sample size: 208
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00838214
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 2/Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name:     Michael M Manns, Professor
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Affiliation:  University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- age 10 to 70 years

- Diagnosis of acute AIH according to Alvarez score

- normal range of TPMT activity

- normal ACTH test

- negative pregnancy test at screening for females of childbearing potential

- written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- presence of Hepatitis A, B, C, E or G virus infection

- liver cirrhosis or clinical signs of portal hypertension

- PBC

- PSC

- history of hypersensitivity to the study medication



Age minimum: 10 Years
Age maximum: 70 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Intervention(s)
Drug: prednisone
Drug: budesonide
Primary Outcome(s)
Biochemical remission (=serum levels of ASAT and ALAT within normal ranges) at the individual last visit of Segment A and lack of steroid specific side effects [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
incidence of biochemical remission [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
BUC-38/AIH
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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