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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 15 November 2021
Main ID:  NCT02522780
Date of registration: 12/08/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Public title: Mesalamine 2 g Sachet for the Maintenance of Clinical and Endoscopic Remission in Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
Scientific title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Mesalamine 2 g Extended Release Granules (Sachet) for Maintenance of Clinical and Endoscopic Remission in Ulcerative Colitis
Date of first enrolment: February 1, 2016
Target sample size: 276
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02522780
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Belgium Bulgaria Canada Hungary Latvia Mexico Poland Russian Federation
Serbia Switzerland Ukraine United States
Contacts
Name:     Global Clinical Compliance
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Affiliation:  Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female subjects aged 18 to 75 years, with Ulcerative Colitis in remission

Exclusion Criteria:

- Evidence of other forms of inflammatory bowel disease

- Infectious disease (including human immunodeficiency virus [HIV], hepatitis B virus
[HBV], or hepatitis C virus [HCV])

- Disease limited to proctitis <15 cm

- Short bowel syndrome

- Prior colon resection surgery

- History of severe/fulminant UC

- Intolerant or allergic to aspirin or salicylate derivatives

- Use of rectal formulations (5-aminosalicylic acid [5-ASA], steroids) within =7 days

- Women who are pregnant or nursing

- History of known malignancy

- History of bleeding disorders, active gastric or active duodenal ulcers, autoimmune
diseases, or mental/ emotional disorders, that would interfere with their
participation in the trial



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Ulcerative Colitis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Mesalamine
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Proportion of Subjects With Remission at Month 6 [Time Frame: Month 6]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Number of Subjects With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) [Time Frame: Up to Month 6]
Proportion of Subjects With an Increase From Baseline in the Clinical and Endoscopic Response Score by 2 or More Points in at Least 1 Component or by 1 or More Points in at Least 2 Components at Month 6 [Time Frame: Month 6]
Severity of Adverse Events [Time Frame: Up to Month 6]
Change From Baseline in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) Total Scores at Months 2, 4, and 6 [Time Frame: Baseline, Month 2, 4, and 6]
Change From Baseline in Fecal Calprotectin Levels at Month 2, 4, and 6 [Time Frame: Baseline, Month 2, 4, and 6]
Proportion of Subjects With Markedly Abnormal Laboratory Values: Serum Chemistry [Time Frame: Baseline, Month 6]
Change From Baseline in Serum C-reactive Protein (CRP) Levels at Month 2, 4, and 6 [Time Frame: Baseline, Month 2, 4, and 6]
Proportion of Subjects With Markedly Abnormal Laboratory Values: Coagulation [Time Frame: Baseline, Month 6]
Proportion of Subjects With Markedly Abnormal Laboratory Values: Hematology [Time Frame: Baseline, Month 6]
Time to Relapse [Time Frame: Time from randomization to the day of withdrawal due to escalation of therapy (up to 6 months)]
Proportion of Subjects in Clinical Remission at Month 2, 4, and 6 [Time Frame: Month 2, 4, and 6]
Secondary ID(s)
000175
2015-002558-11
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 14/09/2021
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT02522780
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