UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Basic information
Public title	The study of the effectiveness of maintenance treatment with infliximab for ulcerative colitis patients who respond to induction treatment with infliximab
Acronym	The study of the effectiveness of maintenance treatment with infliximab for ulcerative colitis patients who respond to induction treatment with infliximab
Scientific Title	The study of the effectiveness of maintenance treatment with infliximab for ulcerative colitis patients who respond to induction treatment with infliximab
Scientific Title:Acronym	The study of the effectiveness of maintenance treatment with infliximab for ulcerative colitis patients who respond to induction treatment with infliximab
Region	Japan

Condition
Condition	ulcerative colitis
Classification by specialty	Gastroenterology
Classification by malignancy	Others
Genomic information	NO

Objectives
Narrative objectives1	To evaluate the effectiveness of maintenance treatment with infliximab for ulcerative colitis patients who respond to induction treatment with infliximab. To find predictive factors of discontinuation of infliximab after attaining low disease activity.
Basic objectives2	Safety,Efficacy
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Developmental phase	Not applicable

Assessment
Primary outcomes	Remission rate at week 54
Key secondary outcomes	1) The rate of remission (Mayo score of 0-2, with each individual subscore of 0-1) at week 8 and 30 2) The rate of clinical response (a decrease in the total Mayo score of at least 3 points and at least 30%, with a decrease in the subscore for rectal bleeding of at least 1 point or an absolute subscore for rectal bleeding of 0 or 1) at week 8, 30 and 54 3) The rate of mucosal healing at week 8, 30 and 54 4) Safety assessment etc.

Base
Study type	Interventional

Study design
Basic design	Parallel
Randomization	Randomized
Randomization unit	Individual
Blinding	Open -no one is blinded
Control	No treatment
Stratification	YES
Dynamic allocation	NO
Institution consideration	Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.
Blocking	YES
Concealment	Central registration

Intervention
No. of arms	2
Purpose of intervention	Treatment
Type of intervention	Medicine
Interventions/Control_1	Patients in maintenance group receive intravenous infusion of infliximab (5mg/kg) at week 0, 2, and 6 and then every 8 weeks (up to week 54).
Interventions/Control_2	Patients in discontinuation group receive intravenous infusion of infliximab (5mg/kg) at week 0, 2, and 6 (not receiving infliximab at week 14, 22, 30, 38, 46 and 54).
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Eligibility
Age-lower limit	20 years-old <=
Age-upper limit	Not applicable
Gender	Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria	Eligible patients have active ulcerative colitis with a Mayo score of 6 to 12 points and moderate-to-severe active disease on sigmoidoscopy (Mayo endoscopic subscore of at least 2) despite concurrent treatment with 5-aminosalicylates, corticosteroids, azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine at week 0, and have a clinical response to infliximab at week 8.
Key exclusion criteria	(1) Infliximab contraindication 1) Patients with severe infection (Sepsis, etc) 2) Patients with active tuberculosis 3) Patients with history of hypersensitivity to the ingredient of infliximab, or the protein of mouse origin 4) Patients with demyelinating disease (Multiple sclerosis, etc) or with history of demyelinating disease 5) Patients with congestive heart failure (2) Pregnant or likely to be pregnant women (3) Pregnant or lactating women (4) Patients < 20 years of age (5) Patients not approving the study consent (6) Patients who have ever received anti-TNF antibodies before (7) Patients who have severe obstructive strictures or abdominal abscess assessed by X-ray, abdominal computed tomography, or endoscopy (8) Patients with active hepatitis B or C (9) Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (10) Patients with malignancy (11) Patients in 6 months after surgery (12) Patients judged as inadequate at the discretion of physicians
Target sample size	90

Research contact person
Name of lead principal investigator	1st name Middle name Last name Katsuya Endo
Organization	Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine (Tohoku University Hospital)
Division name	Division of Gastroenterology
Zip code
Address	1-1 Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
TEL	022-717-7171
Email	kendo@med.tohoku.ac.jp

Public contact
Name of contact person	1st name Middle name Last name Hisashi Shiga
Organization	Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine (Tohoku University Hospital)
Division name	Division of Gastroenterology
Zip code
Address	1-1 Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
TEL	022-717-7171
Homepage URL
Email	shiga@med.tohoku.ac.jp

Sponsor
Institute	Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine (Tohoku University Hospital)
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Funding Source
Organization	none
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Category of Funding Organization	Self funding
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Secondary IDs
Secondary IDs	NO
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IND to MHLW

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Other administrative information
Date of disclosure of the study information	2012 Year 02 Month 21 Day

Related information
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Publication of results	Unpublished

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Progress
Recruitment status	Completed
Date of protocol fixation	2011 Year 07 Month 25 Day
Date of IRB	2011 Year 07 Month 25 Day
Anticipated trial start date	2012 Year 02 Month 01 Day
Last follow-up date	2015 Year 07 Month 31 Day
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Management information
Registered date	2012 Year 02 Month 21 Day
Last modified on	2019 Year 09 Month 04 Day

Link to view the page
URL(English)	https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/icdr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000008653