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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT01349920
Date of registration: 05/05/2011
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Public title: Biomarkers of Intestinal Mucosal Healing in Crohn's Disease (P08143)
Scientific title: An Open Label Study to Discover Biomarkers of Intestinal Mucosal Healing in Crohn's Disease (CD)
Date of first enrolment: November 28, 2012
Target sample size: 15
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01349920
Study type:  Observational
Study design:   
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Moldova, Republic of United Kingdom
Contacts
Name:     Medical Director
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Clinical diagnosis of Crohn's Disease (CD) of at least 6 weeks duration, or acute
diagnosis of sufficiently severe CD warranting initiation of infliximab sooner than
allowed by fecal calprotectin turnaround time

- History of colonic involvement verified by prior endoscopy or radiography

- Indicated for treatment with infliximab according to current best medical practice

- Body Mass Index (BMI) between 15 kg/m^2 and 35 kg/m^2

- Women of childbearing potential and non-vasectomized men agree to use
medically-acceptable contraception

- Negative pregnancy test

- No signs or symptoms of active tuberculosis (TB) and has a negative TB test within 6
weeks of first study drug administration

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnancy, intention to become pregnant, or breastfeeding

- Evidence of a colon unaffected by CD

- Indication for surgery

- Perianal disease likely to interfere with study participation

- Presence of a stoma or history of colectomy

- Symptomatic diarrhea unrelated to CD

- Strictures or evidence of bowel obstruction

- Presence of abscess unless completed definitive treatment can be documented one week
prior to screening

- Presence of fistulas

- Contraindication to infliximab

- Intolerance to sedatives or other medications required for endoscopy

- Any prior use of anti-inflammatory biologic therapy

- Moderate or severe congestive heart failure

- History of demyelinating disease or symptoms suggestive of multiple sclerosis or optic
neuritis

- Major surgery or donation/loss of at least one unit of blood within 4 weeks of
screening

- Positive for hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C antibodies, or Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

- History of any tumor except adequately treated basal cell carcinoma or carcinoma in
situ of the cervix

- History of systemic granulomatous infection

- History of nontuberculous mycobacterial disease, or any opportunistic infection within
12 months of study entry

- Transplanted organ including bone marrow or hematopoietic stem cell-derived marrow



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 60 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Crohn Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: Infliximab
Primary Outcome(s)
Change From Baseline in REG3-A at Week 22 [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 22]
Change From Baseline in Stool Calprotectin at Week 6 [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 6]
Change From Baseline in Regenerating Islet-Derived 3-Alpha (REG3-A) at Week 6 [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 6]
Change From Baseline in Stool Calprotectin at Week 22 [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 22]
Change From Baseline in CDEIS Blinded Score at Week 22 [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 22]
Change From Baseline in Serum hsCRP at Week 22 [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 22]
Change From Baseline in Serum Lipocalin-2 at Week 22 [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 22]
Change From Baseline in the Crohn's Disease Endoscopic Index of Severity (CDEIS) Blinded Score at Week 6 [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 6]
Change From Baseline in Serum High Sensitivity C-reactive Protein (hsCRP) at Week 6 [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 6]
Change From Baseline in Serum Lipocalin-2 at Week 6 [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 6]
Coefficient of Determination (R^2) For Predicting The Change From Baseline In Blinded CDEIS Score From The Changes From Baseline In Four Biomarkers At Weeks 6 and 22 [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 6 or 22]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Concordance Correlation Coefficient for Comparison Between Central Endoscopic Evaluation and Site Endoscopic Evaluation [Time Frame: Baseline, Week 6, Week 22]
Concordance Correlation Coefficient for Comparison of Repeat Baseline Measurements of Biochemical Biomarkers [Time Frame: Baseline Visit 1 (one week prior to dosing), Baseline Visit 2 (1-2 days prior to dosing)]
Secondary ID(s)
MK-2155-195
2011-000517-40
P08143
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 28/09/2016
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01349920
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