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Last refreshed on: 13 June 2016
Main ID:  NCT01710644
Date of registration: 17/10/2012
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Nordmark Arzneimittel GmbH & Co. KG
Public title: Efficacy and Tolerability of NM-BL in Patients With Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Due to Cystic Fibrosis
Scientific title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter, Two-period Crossover Study to Assess the Efficacy and Tolerability of NM-BL (Burlulipase) in Patients With Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Due to Cystic Fibrosis
Date of first enrolment: May 2013
Target sample size: 35
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01710644
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 1/Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     James E. Heubi, MD
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Affiliation:  Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Name:     Kristin Forssmann, MD
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Affiliation:  Nordmark Arzneimittel GmbH & Co. KG
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male and female patients aged =12 years from the date of informed consent

- Confirmed diagnosis of CF at screening

- Confirmed EPI by historical (within past 12 months) CFA <70% without use of PERTs or
current fecal elastase <50 µg/g stool at screening

- Currently receiving PERT with a commercially available pancreatic enzyme

- Currently on stable treatment with proton pump inhibitors or H2 receptor antagonists

- Clinically stable condition without evidence of acute respiratory disease or any
other acute condition

Exclusion Criteria:

- History of fibrosing colonopathy

- History of significant bowel resection, in the opinion of the investigator, or solid
organ transplant

- History of being refractory to pancreatic enzyme replacement

- Current diagnosis or history of distal intestinal obstruction syndrome

- Current diagnosis of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, ileus or acute abdomen

- A body mass index percentile <10%



Age minimum: 12 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Digestive System Diseases
Cystic Fibrosis
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Pancreatic Insufficiency
Lung Diseases
Intervention(s)
Drug: Burlulipase
Drug: Placebo (Caramel in sterile water)
Primary Outcome(s)
To evaluate the efficacy of NM-BL compared to placebo in patients with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) due to CF, where the primary variable is coefficient of fat absorption (CFA%) [Time Frame: 72 hrs]
Secondary Outcome(s)
To evaluate the efficacy of NM-BL compared to placebo in patients with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI)due to CF, where the primary variable is coefficient of nitrogen absorption (CNA%) [Time Frame: 72 hrs]
Secondary ID(s)
NM-BL-101
207862
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Parexel
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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