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Analysis of Birth Outcomes of Swedish, Danish and Finnish Women Exposed to Remicade With Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Psoriasis

Exposure to Remicade (Infliximab) During Pregnancy in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriasis: a Review and Analysis of Birth Outcomes From the Swedish, Danish and Finnish Medical Birth Registers

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00658827
Enrollment
370
Registered
2008-04-15
Start date
2007-01-01
Completion date
2016-09-30
Last updated
2025-02-03

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

Conditions

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Keywords

Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriasis, Pregnant women exposed to infliximab

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is collection and analysis of information pertaining to pregnancy outcomes in women exposed to infliximab during pregnancy, relative to the background risk in similar but non-biologic exposed patients; and information pertaining to health status, during the first year following delivery, of infants born to women following prenatal exposure to infliximab and their unexposed counterparts.

Detailed description

This registry will analyze birth outcomes data from Medical Birth Registers on approximately 370 women who have become pregnant and have been exposed to infliximab with the diseases of interest: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease \[CD\] and Ulcerative Colitis \[UC\]), Rheumatoid Arthritis \[RA\], Psoriatic Arthritis \[PsA\], Ankylosing Spondylitis \[AS\], and Psoriasis (Pso) as well as all women with the same diseases who have not been exposed to infliximab. Demographics and information related to the diseases of interest, past medical history, infliximab exposure during pregnancy (and up to 3 months prior to conception), use of other medications, and pregnancy outcomes information and infant birth information will be collected from the Swedish national health registries (a. Swedish Medical Birth Register \[SMBR\] b. Swedish Prescribed Drug Register c. Swedish Patient Register \[PAR\]), Danish national health registries (a. Danish Medical Birth Register \[DMBR\] b. Danish Register of Medicinal Product Statistics c. Danish National Patient Registry), and Finnish national health registries (a. Finnish Medical Birth Register \[FMBR\] b. Finnish Register on Prescribed Medicine c. Finnish National Care Register for Health Care Institutions \[HILMO\] d. Finnish Register on Congenital Malformations) during the study period. The health status of infants born to these women will be followed for 1 year after birth. During the 1-year follow-up period, information related to hospitalizations and antibiotic use will be obtained. No study medications will be administered in this registry. Treatments are as prescribed by the physician on the basis of usual clinical practice.

Interventions

OTHERNo intervention

This is an observational study. Patients receiving infliximab or anti-TNF as per the prescribing information will be observed.

Sponsors

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Study patients must meet the following criteria: Women of childbearing age with birth outcomes recorded in either the Swedish Medical Birth Register (SMBR), Finnish Medical Birth Register (FMBR) or in the Danish Medical Birth Register (DMBR) who have confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or psoriasis and documented exposure to infliximab during pregnancy and infants born to these women * Control patients must meet the following criteria: Women of childbearing age with birth outcomes recorded in either the SMBR, FMBR or DMBR who have confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis or psoriasis, and no exposure to biologics during pregnancy and infants born to these women

Exclusion criteria

* Information for women who do not have a documented history of the diseases of interest but whose birth outcomes are included in the SMBR, FMBR or DMBR during the study period and the infants of these women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of fetal death observed in pregnant women exposed and not exposed to infliximab5 years
Number of normal live birth observed in pregnant women exposed and not exposed to infliximab5 years
Number of abnormal live birth observed in pregnant women exposed and not exposed to infliximab5 yearsAbnormal live birth will be considered if the birth outcome is preterm birth, small for gestational age/intrauterine growth retardation, malformations, or perinatal morbidity.
Number of fetal death observed in pregnant women with disease entity of interest exposed and not exposed to infliximab5 years
Number of normal live birth observed in pregnant women with disease entity of interest exposed and not exposed to infliximab5 years
Number of abnormal live birth observed in pregnant women with disease entity of interest exposed and not exposed to infliximab5 yearsAbnormal live birth will be considered if the birth outcome is preterm birth, small for gestational age/intrauterine growth retardation, malformations, or perinatal morbidity.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Antibiotic use and hospital care during the first year after birth for infliximab exposed and non-exposed infants5 years

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026