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Early Predictive parameters of Immunosuppressive therapy in Crohn's disease (EPIC)

Early Predictive parameters of Immunosuppressive therapy in Crohn's disease (EPIC)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00010935
Enrollment
300
Registered
2018-01-11
Start date
2010-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

K50

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with a new diagnosis of active Crohn's disease: documentation of demographic data, history of Crohn's disease, previous extraintestinal manifestations, treatment with Case Report For

Sponsors

AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with a recent diagnosis (not more than 6 months) of active Crohn's disease = 18 years naïve to conventional immunosuppressives (thiopurines, methotrexate, calcineurin inhibitors, etc) and biologics at baseline

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients whose diagnosis of active Crohn's disease was made more than 6 months ago Patients who are not naïve to conventional immunosuppressives (thiopurines, methotrexate, calcineurin inhibitors, etc) and biologics at baseline

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of patients (in %) who need immunosuppressive therapy within 24 months from enrollment with at least one of the defined major predictive parameters: - age at onset - ileocolonic disease - joint manifestations - cutaneous manifestations - steroids at first flare - no response to steroids at any flare

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of patients (in %) who are hospitalized because of their Crohn’s disease within 24 months from enrollment with at least one of the above stated major predictive parameters

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAndreas Stallmach

Klinikum der Universität Jena, Klinik für Innere Medizin IV (Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie)

Andreas.Stallmach@med.uni-jena.de+49 (0) 3641 - 9 300

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026