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Crohn's DiseaseNCT01438151

Understanding the Relationship Between Infliximab Levels to Clinical Response of Remicade in Crohn's Disease

A study testing Remicade in people with Crohn's Disease, run by Shradha Agarwal at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to improve the investigators understanding of the relationship between Crohn's disease and blood levels of the drug infliximab (Remicade). The investigators want to determine whether measuring drug levels can be helpful in understanding how patients respond to this treatment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 7 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Crohn's Disease
What is being tested?
Remicade
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
11 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Dec 2011to Dec 2013
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 7 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with active (HBI >10) refractory inflammatory and/or perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease who are prescribed infliximab as standard of care by their gastroenterologist.

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant women.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, New York, 10029

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About this study

Official title: Association of Serum Infliximab and Antibodies Toward Infliximab (ATI) to Clinical Outcomes in Crohn's Disease

The purpose of this study is to improve the investigators understanding of the relationship between Crohn's disease and blood levels of the drug infliximab (Remicade). The investigators want to determine whether measuring drug levels can be helpful in understanding how patients respond to this treatment.

Read the detailed description

The efficacy of infliximab to maintain remission in Crohn's disease has been confirmed by randomized, controlled trials, however the utility of serum infliximab and ATI titers is less clearly described in the clinical practice setting to manage dose and interval levels.

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical responsiveness of active (HBI >10) Crohn's disease to infliximab as it relates to serum infliximab levels. Though the assay for an infliximab level is commercially available, current dosing practices rely on the assessment of clinical data (laboratory data, symptoms, colonoscopy, etc). In order to understand this relationship, serum infliximab and ATI titers will be collected over the course of 8 (approximately 1 year) infusions. The results of these levels will be retrospectively correlated to the patient's clinical response to treatment.

The secondary objective is to identify predictors of poor response to infliximab by evaluating the efficacy of a dose escalation strategy in patients classified as primary or secondary non-responders.

Understanding the association of serum infliximab levels to disease response may be a useful objective tool to optimize and individualize dosing amount and frequency especially in patients with incomplete or loss of response to therapy.

Conditions
Crohn's Disease
Being tested
Remicade
Keywords
Crohn's disease, Remicade, infliximab
Medical subject headings
Crohn Disease

What participants receive

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

  • RemicadeDrug

    Also called Dose escalation

    The first potential for dose augmentation will be at infusion #3 (visit 1 and 2 patients will receive 5 mg/kg). Patients will be assessed at each infusion visit for response defined as a reduction in HBI score by 2 or more points from prior visit (unless in remission; HBI score of 4 or less). Patients with a response will be maintained at the dose where response was achieved. If there is no response to treatment, or flare at any visit (beginning at visit #3), infliximab dose or dosing frequency will be increased in a gradual fashion, up to a maximum of 15 mg/kg every 6 weeks, until response is achieved.

Study groups in NCT01438151
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
RemicadeExperimentalSubjects will begin with receiving infliximab at 5 mg/kg for the first visits. If there is no response to treatment, or flare at any visit (beginning at visit #3), infliximab dose or dosing frequency will be increased in a gradual fashion, up to a maximum of 15 mg/kg every 6 weeks, until response is achieved.
Receives: Drug: Remicade

What is being measured

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

  1. Remicade Dose Escalation

    At visit 1 and 2, Remicade given at 5mg/kg. If there is no response to treatment, or flare at any visit (beginning at visit #3), infliximab dose or dosing frequency will be increased in a gradual fashion, up to a maximum of 15 mg/kg every 6 weeks, until response is achieved.

    Measured: 2/16/12-3/22/13

Timeline

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

  1. First posted21 Sep 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2011
  3. Primary completionDec 2013
  4. Study completionDec 2013

Why it stopped: terminated due to poor enrollment

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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 N/A
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
11 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01438151
Sponsor's protocol ID
11-0693
Status last verified
Mar 2014
First submitted
20 Sep 2011
Last updated
9 Apr 2014
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Remicade in people with Crohn's Disease, run by Shradha Agarwal at 1 site 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 1 inclusion and 1 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Apr 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 9 Apr 2014). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Remicade Dose Escalation (time frame: 2/16/12-3/22/13). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 Apr 2014.

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