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Severe Ulcerative ColitisPhase 1/2NCT00267306

Ulcerative Colitis Study: Study of Visilizumab in Patients With Severe Ulcerative Colitis

A Phase 1/2 study testing Visilizumab in people with Severe Ulcerative Colitis, run by Facet Biotech at 11 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of visilizumab in patients with severe ulcerative colitis that has failed to respond to steroid therapy. What is visilizumab? Visilizumab is an antibody designed to reduce inflammation. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Severe Ulcerative Colitis
What is being tested?
Visilizumab
How many people
144 participants
Where
11 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2004to Dec 2006
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 16 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 16 -70 year olds
  • A diagnosis of ulcerative colitis verified by colonoscopy or barium enema performed within 36 months prior to study entry
  • Active disease despite ongoing treatment with IV steroids

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

11 sites in 1 country.

11 sites in 1 country

United States11 sites
  • Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30342

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

  • University of Chicago Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637

  • University of Texas Medical Branch

    Galveston, Texas, 77555

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90048

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell

    New York, New York, 10021

  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine

    New York, New York, 10029

  • UPHS/Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261

  • Mayo Clinic Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94115

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About this study

Official title: A Phase 1/2, Partially Randomized, Open-Label Study of Visilizumab in Patients With Severe Ulcerative Colitis Refractory to Intravenous Corticosteroids

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of visilizumab in patients with severe ulcerative colitis that has failed to respond to steroid therapy.

What is visilizumab?

Read more

Visilizumab is an antibody designed to reduce inflammation. Antibodies are proteins that are normally made by the immune system to help defend the body from infections and other foreign substances. Visilizumab is thought to selectively affect the immune system to decrease inflammation and, in doing so, it may prevent damage to the intestine caused by ulcerative colitis.

Who can participate in this study?

The target population for this study is adults with severe ulcerative colitis that has resisted intravenous (IV) steroids. This study is open to patients with the following characteristics:

  • 16-70 year olds
  • A diagnosis of ulcerative colitis verified by colonoscopy or barium enema performed within 36 months prior to study entry
  • Active disease despite ongoing treatment with steroids

How is this study conducted?

Eligible participants will be administered visilizumab as one daily injection on two consecutive days. All medication and study-related care, except for the costs of in-patient hospitalization, are provided to qualified participants at no cost. This includes all visits, examinations and laboratory work.

How does one get more information?

This study is currently enrolling patients at hospitals and clinics in North America and Europe. For more information on the study or how to participate in it, please call 1-800-772-0482, email InfoCenter@pdl.com or visit www.IBDtrials.com.

Read the detailed description

PDL BioPharma, Inc. was formerly known as Protein Design Labs, Inc.

Being tested
Visilizumab
Medical subject headings
Colitis, Ulcerative

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • VisilizumabDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Evaluate the safety and tolerability of visilizumab in patients with severe ulcerative colitis that is resistant to intravenous steroids

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Dec 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2004
  3. Primary completionDec 2006
  4. Study completionDec 2006

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
144 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00267306
Sponsor's protocol ID
291-408
Status last verified
Mar 2012
First submitted
16 Dec 2005
Last updated
9 Mar 2012
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Baumgart DC, Targan SR, Dignass AU, Mayer L, van Assche G, Hommes DW, Hanauer SB, Mahadevan U, Reinisch W, Plevy SE, Salzberg BA, Buchman AL, Mechkov GM, Krastev ZA, Lowder JN, Frankel MB, Sandborn WJ. Prospective randomized open-label multicenter phase I/II dose escalation trial of visilizumab (HuM291) in severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2010 Apr;16(4):620-9. doi: 10.1002/ibd.21084.

    PubMed 19714757

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Visilizumab in people with Severe Ulcerative Colitis, run by Facet Biotech at 11 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Mar 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 11 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Evaluate the safety and tolerability of visilizumab in patients with severe ulcerative colitis that is resistant to intravenous steroids. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00267306, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Mar 2012.

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