Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
Conditions
Keywords
Crohn's Disease, Inflammatory bowel disease, Anti-TNF discontinuation, Ulcerative colitis
Brief summary
This study will be a multicentre prospective randomized trial to assess the percentage of patients with IBD who, after stopping anti-TNF treatment, have sustained clinical remission at one year compared to those in which the treatment is continued at stable doses
Detailed description
A multicentre prospective randomized trial. Hypothesis: The discontinuation of anti-TNF treatment in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in clinical remission is associated with an increased risk of recurrence compared with maintaining such treatment. Main objective: To assess the percentage of patients with IBD who, after stopping anti-TNF treatment, have sustained clinical remission at one year compared to those in which the treatment is continued at stable doses Secondary objectives: To compare treatment discontinuation vs. treatment continuation of anti-TNF agents in patients with Crohn´s disease or ulcerative colitis in terms of: 1. remission (relapse-free) time, 2. phenotype changes with both strategies 3. mucosal healing, 4. radiologic healing 5. impact on quality of life and productivity 6. safety 7. to identify relapse predictive factors. 8. To identify relapse predictive factors after anti-TNF drug discontinuation 9. Determining the profile of serum cytokines in patients with both strategies, depending on drug exposure and if maintained clinical remission or relapse. Planned number of subject to be included: 194 The participation of at 50 hospitals in Spain with an inclusion of about 5 patients per hospital is required.. Case report Form was designed on REDCap (a free, secure, web-based application designed to support data capture for research studies).
Interventions
BIOLOGICALAnti-TNF: Infliximab (Infusion)
Infliximab (Infusion 5mg/kg milligram(s)/Kilogram-Intravenous use)(Visit1,visit 3,visit 4,visit 5, visit 6 and visit 7)
DRUGAnti-TNF discontinuation: Physiological saline solution
Physiological saline solution (Infusion-Intravenous use)(Visit1,visit 3,visit 4,visit 5, visit 6 and visit 7)
BIOLOGICALAnti-TNF:Adalimumab (Subcutaneus)
Adalimumab (Subcutaneus 40 mg milligram(s)-subcutaneus)(Visit 1,visit 2,visit 3,visit 4,visit 5, visit 6 and visit 7).
Sponsors
Fundación de Investigación Biomédica - Hospital Universitario de La Princesa
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients diagnosed with IBD by the usual criteria; both Crohn's and ulcerative colitis disease. * Patients older than 18 years. * In the case of patients with Crohn's disease the indication treatment with anti-TNF it must have been for luminal involvement (no perianal). * Are currently in clinical remission. * The clinical remission period with the drug at non-intensified dose it must have been at least 6 months. The administration of ≥10 mg/kg/8 weeks or 5 mg / kg / ≤ 4 weeks, in the case of infliximab, and 40 mg / week, in the case of adalimumab, is considered an intensified dose. * At the time of inclusion, the patient should be receiving concomitant immunosuppressants (thiopurine or methotrexate) to anti-TNF treatment, and must have received these immunosuppressive drugs at stable doses for at least the last 3 months. * In patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis disease, at baseline colonoscopy (made up to 3 months prior to the screening visit) should not be significant injuries. * In the case of patients with Crohn's ileal or ileocolic disease, in magnetic resonance whole should not be significant injuries.(made up to 3 months prior to the screening visit)
Exclusion criteria
* Age less than 18 years. * Patients who have been treated with anti-TNF for other indication than the IBD. * Patients with Crohn's disease in which the indication for treatment with anti-TNF has been the perianal involvement (or luminal and perianal both); or showing active perianal disease at the time of inclusion. * Patients who are not receiving concomitant treatment with immunosuppressants (thiopurine or methotrexate) at the moment (and in the previous 3 months). * Patients undergoing bowel resection surgery; therefore, patients who began anti-TNF therapy to prevent or treat postoperative recurrence in Crohn's disease will be excluded. * Presence of significant endoscopic or radiological lesions * Advanced chronic illness or any other condition that prevents the patient from coming to the clinic for monitoring or follow-up. * Patients who are pregnant, breastfeeding or intending to become pregnant during the course of the study. * Refusal to give consent for participation in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sustained clinical remission after one year of follow-up (after discontinuing or continuing treatment with anti-TNF). | Change at 12 months. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical activity assessment | Month 0, month 1, month 2, month 4, month 6, month 8, month 10, month 12 | On Crohn´s Disease: Measure by Crohn´s Disease Activity Index (CDAI) |
| Endoscopic activity assessment | 12 Months. On the Month 0, month 12 or relapse | On Crohn´s Disease: Measure by Simplified endoscopic activity score for Crohn´s disease (SES-CD). |
| Radiologic activity assessment | 12 Months. Month 0, month 12 or relapse | Measure by absence of contrast enhancement, edema or presence of ulcers |
| Quality of life assessment | Month 0, month 1, month 2, month 4, month 6, month 8, month 10, month 12 | Measure by the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ-9) |
| The Work productivity and activity assessment | Month 0, month 1, month 2, month 4, month 6, month 8, month 10, month 12 | Measure by Spanish Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire.This questionnaire assessments the sum of work time missed because IBD and impairment while working yields the overall work impairment (productivity loss) score. Scores are expressed as percentages of impairment/productivity loss, with higher scores indicating greater impairment. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed