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NCT Number: NCT02065622

Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Two Adalimumab Dosing Regimens in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis

To evaluate safety and efficacy of two adalimumab dosing regimens for induction and maintenance (standard and higher dosing) in achieving clinical remission in subjects with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Medizinische Universitat Wien /ID# 127186, Vienna, State of Vienna, Austria

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis (UC) for at least 90 days, confirmed by endoscopy during Screening period.
  • Active UC with Mayo Score of 6 to 12 points and endoscopy subscore of 2 to 3 despite concurrent or prior treatment with a full and adequate course, in the opinion of the Investigator, with oral corticosteroids or immunosuppressants or both. Mayo Score is confirmed by central reader.

Exclusion criteria

  • Subject with Crohn's disease (CD) or indeterminate colitis (IC).
  • Current diagnosis of fulminant colitis and/or toxic megacolon.
  • Subjects with disease limited to the rectum (ulcerative proctitis) during the screening endoscopy.
  • Chronic recurring infections or active tuberculosis (TB).

Treatment and study plan

Adalimumab

Drug

Other names: Humira

Placebo

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Induction Period Primary Endpoint: Percentage of Participants With Clinical Remission Per Full Mayo Score (FMS) at Week 8

    Time frame: Week 8

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Clinical remission per FMS is defined as Mayo Score ≤ 2 and no individual subscore > 1.

  2. Maintenance Period Primary Endpoint: Percentage of Week 8 Responders (Per FMS) With Clinical Remission (Per FMS) at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders (per FMS) are defined as participants with a decrease in Full Mayo score of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease from baseline in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. Clinical remission per FMS is defined as Mayo Score ≤ 2 and no individual subscore > 1.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Induction Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 1: Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Improvement at Week 8

    Time frame: Week 8

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Endoscopic improvement is defined as an endoscopy subscore of 0 or 1.

  2. Induction Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 2: Percentage of Participants With Fecal Calprotectin < 150 mg/kg at Week 8

    Time frame: Week 8

  3. Induction Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 3: Percentage of Participants With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) Response (Increase of IBDQ ≥ 16 From Baseline) at Week 8

    Time frame: Week 8

    The IBDQ is a self-administered 32-item questionnaire to evaluate quality of life across 4 dimensional scores: bowel, systemic, social and emotional. Responses to each question range from 1 (severe problem) to 7 (normal health). Total IBDQ score is the sum of the responses to the individual IBDQ questions, and ranges from 32 to 224 with higher scores indicating a better quality of life.

  4. Induction Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 4: Percentage of Participants With Clinical Response Per FMS at Week 8

    Time frame: Week 8

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Clinical response is defined as a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from baseline, plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1.

  5. Induction Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 5: Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Remission at Week 8

    Time frame: Week 8

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Endoscopic remission is defined as an endoscopy subscore of 0.

  6. Induction Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 6: Percentage of Participants Achieving Response in IBDQ Bowel Symptom Domain at Week 8

    Time frame: Week 8

    The IBDQ is a self-administered 32-item questionnaire to evaluate quality of life across 4 dimensional scores: bowel, systemic, social and emotional. Responses to each question range from 1 (severe problem) to 7 (normal health). The range for Bowel Symptom domain score is 10 (severe problem) to 70 (normal health). Response in IBDQ Bowel Symptom domain is defined as an increase of IBDQ Bowel Symptom domain score ≥ 6.

  7. Induction Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 7: Percentage of Participants Achieving Response in IBDQ Fatigue Item at Week 8

    Time frame: Week 8

    The IBDQ is a self-administered 32-item questionnaire to evaluate quality of life across 4 dimensional scores: bowel, systemic, social and emotional. Responses to each question range from 1 (severe problem) to 7 (normal health). The IBDQ Fatigue item score range is from 1 (severe problem) to 7 (normal health). Response is defined as an increase of IBDQ Fatigue item score ≥ 1.

  8. Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 1: Percentage of Week 8 Responders (Per FMS) With Endoscopic Improvement at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders are defined as participants with a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. Endoscopic improvement is defined as an endoscopy subscore of 0 or 1.

  9. Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 2: Percentage of Week 8 Responders With Steroid Usage at Baseline and Steroid Free at Least 90 Days at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders, per FMS, are defined as participants with a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1.

  10. Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 3: Percentage of Week 8 Responders With Steroid Usage at Baseline and Steroid Free at Least 90 Days and With Clinical Remission at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders, per FMS, are defined as participants with a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. Clinical remission is defined as FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore > 1.

  11. Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 4: Percentage of Week 8 Remitters (Per FMS) With Clinical Remission (Per FMS) at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 remitters are defined as participants with clinical remission (per FMS) at Week 8. Clinical remission is defined as a FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore > 1. Endoscopy subscore provided by the central reader.

  12. Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 5: Percentage of Week 8 Remitters (Per FMS) With Endoscopic Improvement at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 remitters are defined as participants with clinical remission (per FMS) at Week 8. Clinical remission is defined as a FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore > 1. Endoscopic improvement is defined as an endoscopy subscore of 0 or 1. Endoscopy subscore provided by the central reader.

  13. Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 6: Percentage of Week 8 Remitters (Per FMS) With Steroid Usage at Baseline and Steroid Free at Least 90 Days at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 remitters are defined as participants with clinical remission (per FMS) at Week 8. Clinical remission is defined as a FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore > 1.

  14. Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 7: Percentage of Week 8 Remitters (Per FMS) With Steroid Usage at Baseline and Steroid Free at Least 90 Days and With Clinical Remission (Per FMS) at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 remitters are defined as participants with clinical remission (per FMS) at Week 8. Clinical remission is defined as a FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore > 1.

  15. Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 8: Percentage of Week 8 Responders (Per FMS) With IBDQ Response (Increase of IBDQ ≥ 16 From Baseline) at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders are defined as participants with a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. The IBDQ is a self-administered 32-item questionnaire to evaluate quality of life across 4 dimensional scores: bowel, systemic, social and emotional. Responses to each question range from 1 (severe problem) to 7 (normal health). Total IBDQ score is the sum of responses to the individual IBDQ questions, and ranges from 32 to 224 with higher scores indicating a better quality of life.

  16. Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 9: Percentage of Week 8 Non-Responders With Clinical Remission (Per FMS) at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 non-responders are defined as participants not meeting the criteria of response (defined as a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from baseline, plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore [RBS] ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1) at Week 8. Clinical remission is defined as a FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore > 1.

  17. Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 10: Percentage of Week 8 Non-Remitters With Clinical Remission (Per FMS) at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 non-remitters are defined as participants not meeting the criteria of clinical remission at Week 8. Clinical remission is defined as a FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore > 1.

  18. Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 11: Percentage of Week 8 Responders (Per FMS) With Endoscopic Subscore of 0 at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders (per Full Mayo score) are defined as participants with a decrease in Full Mayo score of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. Endoscopic remission is defined as an endoscopy subscore of 0.

  19. Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 12: Percentage of Week 8 Remitters (Per FMS) With Endoscopic Subscore of 0 at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 remitters are defined as participants with clinical remission (per FMS) at Week 8. Clinical remission is defined as a FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore > 1. Endoscopic remission is defined as an endoscopy subscore of 0.

  20. Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 13: Percentage of Week 8 Responders (Per FMS) With Response in IBDQ Bowel Symptom Domain at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders are defined as participants with a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore [RBS] ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. The IBDQ is a self-administered 32-item questionnaire to evaluate quality of life across 4 dimensional scores: bowel, systemic, social and emotional. Responses to each question range from 1 (severe problem) to 7 (normal health). Bowel Symptom domain score range is 10 (severe problem) to 70 (normal health). Response is defined as increase of Bowel Symptom domain score ≥ 6 from baseline.

  21. Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 14: Percentage of Week 8 Responders (Per FMS) With Response in IBDQ Fatigue Item at Week 52

    Time frame: Week 52

    The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy [confirmed by a central reader], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders are defined as participants with a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. The IBDQ is a self-administered 32-item questionnaire to evaluate quality of life across 4 dimensional scores: bowel, systemic, social and emotional. Responses to each question range from 1 (severe problem) to 7 (normal health). Response in IBDQ fatigue item (range 1 [severe problem] to 7 [normal health]) is defined as increase of IBDQ fatigue item ≥ 1 from baseline.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AbbVie

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Double-Blind, Randomized, Multicenter Study of Higher Versus Standard Adalimumab Dosing Regimens for Induction and Maintenance Therapy in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Feb 19, 2014
Registry last updated
Nov 23, 2020

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