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NCT Number: NCT00818272

Remicade Safety Line (Crohn's Disease)(Study P03288)(COMPLETED)

This observational study is in line with the German educational plan with the aim to implement a tool to increase and monitor the awareness for tuberculosis screening and to reinforce the patient eligibility for a treatment with Remicade according to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPc).

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects with Crohn's disease.

Exclusion criteria

  • As per SmPC

Treatment and study plan

Remicade (Infliximab)

Biological

Participants with confirmed diagnosis of severe active Crohn's disease (CD) and participants suffering from fistulae who do not respond sufficiently to a complete and adequate therapy with a conventional treatment received infliximab administration as intravenous (IV) infusion over a period of two hours. Dosage and infusion intervals were employed in accordance to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC): 5 mg/kg body weight at week 0 of infliximab therapy with additional infusions of 5 mg/kg at week 2 and week 6 after the initial dose, followed by infusions every 8 weeks (maintenance) or if signs and symptoms of the disease recur (readministration).

Other names: Remicade, SCH 215596

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants Who Had the Mendel Mantoux Test as the First Screening Test for Active or Latent Tuberculosis (TB) Before Starting Treatment

    Time frame: Baseline

    In order to increase the attending physician's awareness of the required tuberculosis screening and to support the screening itself, tuberculosis screening was performed and documented before treatment administration (baseline). The number of participants who had the Mendel Mantoux test (tuberculin sensitivity skin test by intradermal injection) as the first screening test was presented in three categories:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Missing (represents no entry, but may mean another test was performed as first screening test and documented)
  2. Number of Participants Who Had the Tine Test as the First Screening Test for Active or Latent Tuberculosis Before Starting Treatment

    Time frame: Baseline

    In order to increase the attending physician's awareness of the required tuberculosis screening and to support the screening itself, tuberculosis screening was performed and documented before treatment administration (baseline). The number of participants who had the Tine test (multiple puncture tuberculin skin test) as the first screening test was presented in three categories:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Missing (represents no entry, but may mean another test was performed as first screening test and documented)
  3. Number of Participants Who Had the In-vitro TB Test as the First Screening Test for Active or Latent Tuberculosis Before Starting Treatment

    Time frame: Baseline

    In order to increase the attending physician's awareness of the required tuberculosis screening and to support the screening itself, tuberculosis screening was performed and documented before treatment administration (baseline). The number of participants who had the in-vitro TB test (cellular blood test, i.e. gamma interferon release assays) as the first screening test was presented in three categories:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Missing (represents no entry, but may mean another test was performed as first screening test and documented)
  4. Number of Participants Who Had a Chest X-ray as Part of TB Screening for Active or Latent Tuberculosis Before Starting Treatment

    Time frame: Baseline

    In order to increase the attending physician's awareness of the required tuberculosis screening and to support the screening itself, tuberculosis screening was performed and documented before treatment administration (baseline). If done according to guidelines, complete TB screening comprised a TB screeing test and a chest X-ray. The number of participants who had a frontal chest X-ray was presented in three categories:

    • Yes
    • No
    • Missing

Secondary outcomes

  1. Assessment of Disease Activity by Means of the Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) at the Time of Enrollment and at the First Infusion

    Time frame: Baseline and time of first Infusion

    The CDAI score is used to quantify the symptoms of participants with CD. The CDAI incorporates 8 items added together that are indicators of disease severity. Scores range from 0 to 600; higher scores indicate worse disease activity. Participants with scores below 150 have inactive disease whereas those with scores above 450 are considered critically ill. A decrease in CDAI over time indicates improvement in disease activity. CDAI was calculated at the time of enrollment (baseline) and at the time of first infusion.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Industry

Collaborators

  • Centocor, Inc.

Registry information

Official study title

Remicade Safety Line (Crohn's Disease)

Important dates

Study start
2002
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Jan 7, 2009
Registry last updated
Sep 3, 2015

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