Calprotectin-Directed Humira® Maintenance Therapy (CADHUM)

Withdrawn before enrolling · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Crohn's Disease

In brief

This is a study that invites adults with Crohn's disease and have been responding well to Adalimumab (Humira ®) for at least 6 months. Patients frequently discontinue maintenance medications in Crohn's disease, particularly when in remission. Patients want to know that they truly need to take a medication, yet they don't want to have flares. The purpose of this study is to see that if we monitor the patient, along with looking at changes in their stool samples, we can safely stop the maintenance medication Adalimumab for up to 48 weeks, or add as-needed dosing only, and keep them in remission.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01674413

Run by

Peter Higgins

People needed

0

Starts

2013-10-01

Expected to finish

2016-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Men or women 18 years of age or older at the time of informed consent.
• Crohn's disease confirmed by endoscopy with biopsies.
• On maintenance Adalimumab at a dose of 40 mg SC q 2 weeks without concomitant immunosuppressive therapy.
• Must be in clinical remission (CDAI <150) at the baseline/randomization (Week 0) visit and biologic remission (both CRP <0.8 and FCP <167)at Week 0.
• Prior medication for Crohn's disease may include one of the following and must have been stopped with wash out periods: Methotrexate, Azathioprine, 6-Mercaptopurine, Tacrolimus, Steroids.
• Negative for TB, Hepatitis B-negative, and negative stool for Clostridium difficile.

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to consent for themselves.
• Are prisoners, students or employees of the investigators, or mentally incapacitated.
• Are unwilling to complete this 48 week study, provide stool samples throughout, or unwilling to undergo multiple venipunctures.
• Have a current infection with Clostridium difficile, clinically-significant intestinal stricture, history of allergy, or adverse reaction, to Adalimumab, history of sensitivity to latex.
• Are currently using steroids or systemic immunomodulators (MTX, AZA, 6-MP, or Tacrolimus), or have used another biologic medication in the past 12 weeks other than Adalimumab, or have current or past use of Kineret® (Anakinra) or Tysabri® (natalizumab).
• Have received any live bacterial or viral vaccinations ≤ 12 weeks prior to Week 0 and must not receive 12 months after study as well as BCG vaccination
• Are known to have congestive heart failure.
• Have a history of, or ongoing chronic or recurrent infectious disease, including but not limited to chronic renal, chest infection (i.e. bronchiectasis) or urinary tract infection (i.e. recurrent pyelonephritis) or open, draining, or infected skin wounds or ulcers.
• Have evidence of current clinically active and important infection.
• Have or ever had a non-tuberculous mycobacterium infection or serious opportunistic infection (i.e. cytomegalovirus, Pneumocystis carinii, aspergillosis).
• Are known to be infected with HIV, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C.
• Have severe, progressive, or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, hematological, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurologic, cerebral, or psychiatric disease, or signs and symptoms thereof.
• Have a known history of lymphoproliferative disease including lymphoma. Have a history of certain malignancies within five years of screening.

Where it is running

• University of Michigan Health System — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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