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NCT Number: NCT03104413

A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Risankizumab in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease Who Failed Prior Biologic Treatment

The objective of Study M15-991 is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of risankizumab versus placebo during induction therapy in participants with moderately to severely active CD.

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Key information

Age range

16 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Cemic /Id# 168082, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aire, Ciuadad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female aged >=18 to <= 80 years, or minimum age of adult consent according to local regulations, at the Baseline Visit. Where locally permissible, participants 16 to < 18 years of age who meet the definition of Tanner stage 5 for development at the Baseline Visit.
  • Confirmed diagnosis of CD for at least 3 months prior to Baseline.
  • Crohn's disease activity index (CDAI) score 220 - 450 at Baseline.
  • Confirmed diagnosis of moderate to severe CD as assessed by stool frequency (SF), abdominal pain (AP) score, and Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD).
  • Demonstrated intolerance or inadequate response to biologic therapy for CD.
  • If female, participant must meet the contraception recommendations.

Exclusion criteria

  • Participant with a current diagnosis of ulcerative colitis or indeterminate colitis.
  • Participants with unstable doses of concomitant Crohn's disease therapy.
  • Receipt of Crohn's disease approved biologic agents (infliximab, adalimumab, certolizumab, vedolizumab, natalizumab within 8 weeks prior to Baseline or ustekinumab within 12 weeks prior to Baseline), or any investigational biologic or other agent or procedure within minimally 35 days or 5 half-lives prior to Baseline, whichever is longer.
  • Prior exposure to p19 inhibitors (e.g., risankizumab).
  • Complications of Crohn's disease.
  • Having an ostomy or ileoanal pouch.
  • Known active Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection.

Treatment and study plan

placebo for risankizumab IV

Drug

placebo for risankizumab administered as intravenous (IV) infusion.

risankizumab SC

Drug

risankizumab administered by subcutaneous (SC) injection

Other names: ABBV-066 BI 655066, SKYRIZI

risankizumab IV

Drug

risankizumab administered as intravenous (IV) infusion.

Other names: ABBV-066 BI 655066, SKYRIZI

Primary outcomes

  1. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) Clinical Remission

    Time frame: Week 12

    The CDAI consists of 8 components; 7 are based on participant diary entries, participant interviews, physical examinations, measurement of body weight and height and 1 is based on laboratory analysis. CDAI clinical remission of Crohn's disease is defined as CDAI < 150.

  2. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Response

    Time frame: Week 12

    The SES-CD assesses endoscopic disease severity by evidence of active intestinal mucosal inflammation. Endoscopic response is defined as a decrease in SES-CD > 50% from Baseline (or for participants with isolated ileal disease and a Baseline SES-CD of 4, at least a 2-point reduction from Baseline).

  3. Global Outside of US: Percentage of Participants With Clinical Remission

    Time frame: Week 12

    Clinical remission is defined as using the average daily Stool Frequency (SF) ≤ 2.8 and not worse than Baseline AND average daily Abdominal Pain (AP) score ≤ 1 and not worse than Baseline.

  4. Global Outside of US: Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Response

    Time frame: Week 12

    The SES-CD assesses endoscopic disease severity by evidence of active intestinal mucosal inflammation. Endoscopic response is defined as a decrease in SES-CD > 50% from Baseline (or for participants with isolated ileal disease and a Baseline SES-CD of 4, at least a 2-point reduction from Baseline).

Secondary outcomes

  1. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With Clinical Remission

    Time frame: Week 12

    Clinical remission is defined as using the average daily Stool Frequency (SF) ≤ 2.8 and not worse than Baseline AND average daily Abdominal Pain (AP) score ≤ 1 and not worse than Baseline.

  2. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) Clinical Response

    Time frame: Week 4

    Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) is used to assess the symptoms of participants with Crohn's Disease. Higher CDAI scores indicate more severe disease. CDAI clinical response is defined as reduction of CDAI ≥ 100 points from baseline.

  3. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) Clinical Response

    Time frame: Week 12

    Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) is used to assess the symptoms of participants with Crohn's Disease. Higher CDAI scores indicate more severe disease. CDAI clinical response is defined as reduction of CDAI ≥ 100 points from baseline.

  4. US Specific: Change From Baseline of Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)-Fatigue

    Time frame: Week 12

    The FACIT-Fatigue scale is a 13-item tool that measures an individual's level of fatigue during their usual daily activities over the past 7 days. Each of the fatigue and impact of fatigue items are measured on a four point Likert scale. The FACIT Fatigue Scale is the sum of the individual 13 scores and ranges from 0 to 52 where higher scores indicate better the quality of life. A positive change from baseline indicates improvement.

  5. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) Clinical Remission

    Time frame: Week 4

    Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) is used to assess the symptoms of participants with Crohn's Disease. Higher CDAI scores indicate more severe disease. CDAI clinical remission of Crohn's disease is defined as CDAI < 150.

  6. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With CDAI Clinical Response and Endoscopic Response

    Time frame: Week 12

    Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) is used to assess the symptoms of participants with Crohn's Disease. Higher CDAI scores indicate more severe disease. CDAI clinical response is defined as reduction of CDAI ≥ 100 points from baseline.

    Endoscopic response was a decrease in Simplified Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD) > 50% from Baseline (or for subjects with isolated ileal disease and a Baseline SES-CD of 4, at least a 2 point reduction from Baseline).

  7. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With Stool Frequency (SF) Remission

    Time frame: Week 12

    Stool Frequency (SF) remission is defined as an average daily SF <= 2.8 and not worse than baseline.

  8. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With Abdominal Pain (AP) Remission

    Time frame: Week 12

    The Abdominal Pain rating is an assessment that is graded from 0 to 3: 0= None, 1= Mild, 2= Moderate and 3= Severe. AP remission is defined as average daily AP score <= 1 and not worse than baseline.

  9. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Remission

    Time frame: Week 12

    Endoscopic remission: SES-CD ≤ 4 and at least a 2 point reduction versus baseline and no subscore greater than 1 in any individual variable

  10. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With Enhanced Clinical Response

    Time frame: Week 4

    Enhanced clinical response: ≥ 60% decrease in average daily SF and/or ≥ 35% decrease in average daily AP score and both not worse than Baseline, and/or clinical remission

  11. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With Ulcer-Free Endoscopy

    Time frame: Week 12

    Ulcer-free endoscopy: SES-CD ulcerated surface subscore of 0 in subjects with SES-CD ulcerated surface subscore ≥ 1 at Baseline

  12. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With Enhanced Clinical Response

    Time frame: Week 12

    Enhanced clinical response: ≥ 60% decrease in average daily SF and/or ≥ 35% decrease in average daily AP score and both not worse than Baseline, and/or clinical remission

  13. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With Resolution of Extra-Intestinal Manifestations (EIMs), in Participants With EIMs at Baseline Baseline

    Time frame: Week 12

    Manifestations of Crohn's disease in areas of the body other than the digestive tract, including eyes, skin, joints, mouth, and liver.

  14. US Specific: Percentage of Participants With CD-Related Hospitalization

    Time frame: Up to Week 12

    Participants with at least one admission to the hospital due to Crohn's Disease.

  15. US Specific: Percentage of Participants Without Draining Fistulas in Participants With Draining Fistulas at Baseline

    Time frame: Week 12

    Participants without draining fistulas at Week 12 in participants who had draining fistulas at baseline.

  16. Global Outside of US: Percentage of Participants With Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) Clinical Remission

    Time frame: Week 12

    The CDAI consists of 8 components; 6 are based on participant diary entries, participant interviews, and physical examinations, and 2 are based on laboratory analysis, and measurement of body weight and height. CDAI clinical remission of Crohn's disease is defined as CDAI < 150.

  17. Global Outside of US: Percentage of Participants With Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) Clinical Response

    Time frame: Week 4

    Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) is used to assess the symptoms of participants with Crohn's Disease. Higher CDAI scores indicate more severe disease. CDAI clinical response is defined as reduction of CDAI ≥ 100 points from baseline.

  18. Global Outside of US: Percentage of Participants With Clinical Remission

    Time frame: Week 4

    Clinical remission is defined as using the average daily Stool Frequency (SF) ≤ 2.8 and not worse than Baseline AND average daily Abdominal Pain (AP) score ≤ 1 and not worse than Baseline.

  19. Global Outside of US: Percentage of Participants With Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) Clinical Response

    Time frame: Week 12

    Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) is used to assess the symptoms of participants with Crohn's Disease. Higher CDAI scores indicate more severe disease. CDAI clinical response is defined as reduction of CDAI ≥ 100 points from baseline.

  20. Global Outside of US: Change From Baseline of Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)-Fatigue

    Time frame: Week 12

    The FACIT-Fatigue scale is a 13-item tool that measures an individual's level of fatigue during their usual daily activities over the past 7 days. Each of the fatigue and impact of fatigue items are measured on a four point Likert scale. The FACIT Fatigue Scale is the sum of the individual 13 scores and ranges from 0 to 52 where higher scores indicate better the quality of life. A positive change from baseline indicates improvement.

  21. Global Outside of US: Change From Baseline in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) Total Score

    Time frame: Week 12

    The IBDQ is a 32-item (ranges 1 - 7) self-report questionnaire for patients with IBD to evaluate the patient reported outcomes across 4 dimensions: bowel symptoms (loose stools, abdominal pain), systemic symptoms (fatigue, altered sleep pattern), social function (work attendance, need to cancel social events), and emotional function (anger, depression, irritability). The IBDQ total Score ranges from 32 to 224 with a higher score indicating better outcome.

  22. Global Outside of US: Percentage of Participants With Enhanced Clinical Response and Endoscopic Response

    Time frame: Week 12

    Enhanced clinical response was defined as ≥ 60% decrease in average daily Stool Frequency and/or ≥ 35% decrease in average daily Abdominal Pain score and both not worse than baseline, and/or clinical remission. Endoscopic Response was defined as a decrease in Simplified Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD) > 50% from Baseline (or for subjects with isolated ileal disease and a Baseline SES-CD of 4, at least a 2 point reduction from Baseline).

  23. Global Outside of US:: Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Remission

    Time frame: Week 12

    Endoscopic remission: SES-CD ≤ 4 and at least a 2 point reduction versus baseline and no subscore greater than 1 in any individual variable

  24. Global Outside of US: Percentage of Participants With Enhanced Clinical Response

    Time frame: Week 4

    Enhanced clinical response: ≥ 60% decrease in average daily SF and/or ≥ 35% decrease in average daily AP score and both not worse than Baseline, and/or clinical remission

  25. Global Outside of US: Percentage of Participants With Ulcer-Free Endoscopy

    Time frame: Week 12

    Ulcer-free endoscopy: SES-CD ulcerated surface subscore of 0 in subjects with SES-CD ulcerated surface subscore ≥ 1 at Baseline

  26. Global Outside of US: Percentage of Participants With Enhanced Clinical Response

    Time frame: Week 12

    Enhanced clinical response: ≥ 60% decrease in average daily SF and/or ≥ 35% decrease in average daily AP score and both not worse than Baseline, and/or clinical remission

  27. Global Outside of US: Percentage of Participants With Resolution of Extra-Intestinal Manifestations (EIMs), in Participants With EIMs at Baseline Baseline

    Time frame: Week 12

    Manifestations of Crohn's disease in areas of the body other than the digestive tract, including eyes, skin, joints, mouth, and liver.

  28. Global Outside of US: Percentage of Participants With CD-Related Hospitalization

    Time frame: Week 12

    Participants with at least one admission to the hospital due to Crohn's Disease.

  29. Global Outside of US: Percentage of Participants Without Draining Fistulas in Participants With Draining Fistulas at Baseline

    Time frame: Week 12

    Participants without draining fistulas at Week 12 in participants who had draining fistulas at baseline.

  30. Global Outside of US: Change From Baseline in Work Productivity and Impairment Questionnaire - Crohn's Disease (WPAI-CD) Overall Work Impairment

    Time frame: Week 12

    WPAI: CD is a questionnaire used to evaluate lost productivity due to CD ; scores are presented as percentages (multiplying the scores by 100), with 0% representing no impact on productivity and 100% representing complete impact on productivity. Total work productivity impairment takes into account both hours missed due to CD symptoms and the patient's assessment of the degree to which CD affected their productivity while working (overall work impairment [OWI]). WPAI outcomes are expressed as impairment percentages, with higher numbers indicating greater impairment and less productivity.

  31. Global Outside of US: Change From Baseline in Short Form-36 (SF-36) Physical Component Summary (PCS) Score

    Time frame: Week 12

    The Short Form-36 Health Survey determined participants' overall quality of life by assessing 1) limitations in physical functioning due to health problems; 2) limitations in usual role because of physical health problems; 3) bodily pain; 4) general health perceptions; 5) vitality; 6) limitations in social functioning because of physical or emotional problems; 7) limitations in usual role due to emotional problems; and 8) general mental health. Items 1-4 comprise the physical component of the SF-36. Scores on each item were summed and averaged (range = 0-100); a positive change from Baseline indicates improvement.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AbbVie

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Induction Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Risankizumab in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease Who Failed Prior Biologic Treatment

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2021
First posted
Apr 7, 2017
Registry last updated
Jun 14, 2022

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