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Novel budenosid suppository in addition to basic therapy with oral mesalazine compared to basic therapy alone for treatment of ulcerative colitis

Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study to compare the efficacy and safety of novel 4 mg budesonide suppository in combination with oral mesalazine versus oral mesalazine monotherapy in patients with acute ulcerative colitis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2019-003334-16-BG
Enrollment
360
Registered
2020-12-02
Start date
2021-03-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-01-09

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

Conditions

acute ulcerative colitis MedDRA version: 20.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10066678 Term: Acute ulcerative colitis System Organ Class: 100000004856

Interventions

Product Name: Budenofalk® suppositories Pharmaceutical Form: Suppository INN or Proposed INN: BUDESONIDE CAS Number: CAS-51333-22 Other descriptive name: Budenofalk® suppositories (BUS) Concentration

Sponsors

Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Signed informed consent, Man or woman between 18 and 75 years of age, Acute ulcerative colitis, New diagnosis or established disease, diagnosis confirmed by total colonoscopy and biopsy Mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis (3 =65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 78

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Crohn’s disease, indeterminate colitis, ischemic colitis, diverticular disease-associated colitis, microscopic colitis Presence of colitis of a different origin (e.g. infectious or parasitic, drug-induced), Previous colonic surgery (except appendectomy, haemorrhoidectomy, and endoscopic removal of polyps), Abnormal laboratory values, presence of or suspected concomitant disease(s) that could affect study-specific assessments and/or their evaluation, or might compromise patients' safety and/or compliance (e.g. organic diseases or infections of the gastrointestinal tract (with exceptions), certain malignancies or cancers, certain metabolic disorders) Regular oral treatment with more than 2.4 g/d mesalazine (or therapeutic equivalent, i.e., either > 2.4 g/d olsalazine, > 5.6 g/d balsalazide, or > 6.2 g/d sulfasalazine) within the last 4 weeks prior to baseline, Regular rectal treatment with more than 0.5 g/d mesalazine, olsalazine or more than 1 g/d sulfasalazine within the last 4 weeks prior to baseline, Oral/rectal/intravenous corticosteroids therapy within the last 4 weeks priorto screening endoscopy, For Germany only: diagnosis of active COVID-19

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: To prove the superiority of combined treatment of oral mesalazine and novel budesonide suppositories vs. oral mesalazine monotherapy in regard to early response after 4 weeks of treatment in patients with acute ulcerative colitis (UC).;Secondary Objective: - To assess the efficacy in terms of relief of clinical signs and symptoms and relief of mucosal inflammation after 8-weeks of combined treatment of oral mesalazine and novel budesonide suppositories vs. oral mesalazine monotherapy in patients with UC, - To assess safety and tolerability in the form of adverse events and laboratory parameters, - To assess patients’ acceptance of the investigational medicinal products, - To assess patients’ quality of life.;Primary end point(s): Co-primary efficacy endpoints: - Proportion of patients with clinical remission - Proportion of patients with endoscopic remission;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: after 4 weeks of treatment (both endpoints)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): 1. Proportion of patients with clinical remission 2. Proportion of patients with endoscopic remission 3. Proportion of patients with clinical remission and endoscopic remission 4. Proportion of patients with clinical remission 5. Proportion of patients with clinical remission and endoscopic remission 6. Time to resolution of clinical symptoms;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: Secondary endpoints 1. and 2.: end of treatment (week 8) or withdrwal visit Secondary endpoints 3. - 5.: after 4 weeks of treatment Secondary endpoint 6.: first day of disease resolution of three consecutive days

Countries

Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Russian Federation, Ukraine

Contacts

Public ContactDept. of Clinical R&D

Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH

mohrbacher@drfalkpharma.de+497611514156

Outcome results

None listed

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