Evaluation of Health Costs and Resource Utilization (Test-NoTest)

University of Western Ontario, Canada

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 4

Conditions: Ulcerative Colitis; Crohn's Disease

Treatments: Other: Measurement of drug (Adalimumab/Infliximab); Other: Intensify treatment with the existing drug

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT01960426

RP1208

Details and patient eligibility

About

Utilization of health resources in a testing based strategy versus an empiric dose escalation strategy to manage Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis in subjects with loss of response to infliximab or adalimumab.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the utilization of health resources in a testing based strategy versus an empiric dose escalation strategy to manage Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis in subjects with loss of response to infliximab or adalimumab.

Enrollment: 51 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Males 18 years of age or older who are not receiving azathioprine or 6 mercaptopurine.
• Non-pregnant, non-lactating females, 18 years of age or older.
• Females of child bearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test prior to randomization, and must use a hormonal (oral, implantable or injectable) or barrier method of birth control throughout the study. [defined as a minimum of one year since the last menstrual period]).
• Documented diagnosis of CD or UC.
• Active disease symptoms at visit 1 defined by: a. CD subjects: HBS ~ 6 UC subjects: PMCS ~ 4.
• Current infliximab therapy (naive to adalimumab) or current adalimumab therapy (naive to infliximab ).
• A minimum of 13 weeks of infliximab or adalimumab treatment prior to visit 1 at the following dose:
• Stable dose of azathioprine, 6 mercaptopurine, methotrexate, and/or 5-aminosalicylates in the 4 weeks prior to visit 1.

Exclusion criteria

• Contraindication to the use of either infliximab or adalimumab.
• Current infliximab treatment but not naive to adalimumab or
• Current adalimumab treatment but not naive to infliximab.
• Infliximab dosing prior to visit 1 was not 5 mg/kg at weeks 0, 2 and 6 and then q8w.
• Adalimumab dosing prior to visit 1 was not 160 mg at week 0, 80 mg at week 2, and then 40 mg q2w.
• Received any investigational drug within 30 days prior to visit 1.
• Serious underlying disease other than CD or UC which in the opinion of the investigator may interfere with the subject's ability to participate fully in the study.
• History of alcohol or drug abuse which in the opinion of the investigator may interfere with the subject's ability to comply with the study procedures.
• Stools positive for clostridium difficile.
• Pregnant or lactating women.
• Change in dose of azathioprine, 6 mercaptopurine, methotrexate, and/or 5-aminosalicylates in the 4 weeks prior to visit 1.
• Males 22 years of age or less who are receiving azathioprine or 6 mercaptopurine.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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51 participants in 2 patient groups

Empiric Dose Intensification

Active Comparator group

Description:

Intensify treatment with the existing drug

Treatment:

Other: Intensify treatment with the existing drug

Testing based strategy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Measurement of drug (Adalimumab/Infliximab) Testing-based strategy for the management of secondary loss of response that is based on drug/ ADA measurement

Treatment:

Other: Measurement of drug (Adalimumab/Infliximab)