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A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Risankizumab in Participants With Crohn's Disease

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled 52-Week Maintenance and an Open-Label Extension Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Risankizumab in Subjects With Crohn's Disease

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03105102
Acronym
FORTIFY
Enrollment
1336
Registered
2017-04-07
Start date
2018-04-09
Completion date
2026-05-31
Last updated
2025-08-14

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

Conditions

Crohn's Disease

Keywords

Risankizumab, ABBV-066, BI 655066, SKYRIZI, Crohn's Disease (CD)

Brief summary

The study consists of 4 sub-studies, as follows: * Sub-study 1 (Randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of risankizumab versus placebo as maintenance therapy in participants with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease (CD) who responded to intravenous risankizumab induction treatment in Study M16-006 or Study M15-991; * Sub-study 2 (Randomized, exploratory maintenance study) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of two different dosing regimens for risankizumab as maintenance therapy in participants who responded to induction treatment in Study M16-006 or Study M15-991; * Sub-study 3 (Open-label, long-term extension study) to evaluate long-term safety of risankizumab in participants who completed Sub-study 1, Sub-study 2, another AbbVie risankizumab Crohn's disease study, or participants who responded to induction treatment in Study M16-006 or Study M15-991 with no final endoscopy due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Additional objectives are to further investigate long-term efficacy and tolerability of risankizumab; * Sub-study 4 (Open-label On Body Injector (OBI) administration and long-term extension study) to evaluate patient-reported outcomes, efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of risankizumab administered via OBI in participants who are receiving maintenance treatment with risankizumab. * OL CTE to ensure uninterrupted care in accordance with local regulations until risankizumab is commercially available for participants who completed Sub-study 3, Sub-study 4.

Interventions

DRUGPlacebo for Risankizumab SC

Placebo for Risankizumab SC Subcutaneous (SC) Injection

Risankizumab IV Intravenous (IV) infusion

Placebo for Risankizumab IV Intravenous (IV) infusion

Risankizumab SC Subcutaneous (SC) injection

DRUGRisankizumab On-Body Injector (OBI)

Subcutaneous (SC) injection; on-body injector (OBI)

Sponsors

AbbVie
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Participants who have entered and completed Study M16-006 or Study M15-991 or other AbbVie risankizumab Crohn's disease study. * Participants have completed the study M16-006 or M15-991 and have achieved clinical response. * Sub-Study 4: * Participants receiving maintenance treatment in Sub-study 3 and willing to comply with the requirements of Sub-study 4, including self-administration of sub-cutaneous injections using the on-body injector (OBI). * Participant has received at least 16 weeks of stable dosing with risankizumab in Sub-study 3 (i.e., no rescue within 16 weeks and participant has surpassed the 72-week mark).

Exclusion criteria

* Participants should not be enrolled in Study M16-000 with high grade colonic dysplasia or colon cancer identified during Study M15-991, Study M16-006 or another AbbVie risankizumab Crohn's disease study if the final endoscopy was performed prior to enter Study M16-000 OR is considered by the Investigator, for any reason, to be an unsuitable candidate for the study. * Participant who has a known hypersensitivity to risankizumab or the excipients of any of the study drugs or the ingredients of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO), OR had an adverse event (AE) during Studies M16-006, M15-991 or another AbbVie risankizumab Crohn's disease study that in the Investigator's judgment makes the participant unsuitable for this study. * Participant is not in compliance with prior and concomitant medication requirements throughout Studies M16-006, M15-991 or another AbbVie risankizumab Crohn's disease study. * Confirmed positive urine pregnancy test at the Final Visit of Study M16-006, Study M15-991 or another AbbVie risankizumab Crohn's disease study. * Have a known history of lymphoproliferative disease, including lymphoma, or signs and symptoms suggestive of possible lymphoproliferative disease, such as lymphadenopathy and/or splenomegaly. * Any active or chronic recurring infections based on the Investigator's assessment makes the participant an unsuitable candidate for the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Sub-Study 4: Percentage of Participants in CDAI Clinical Remission at Week 0, 16Up to Week 16Clinical remission per average daily stool frequency (SF) and average daily abdominal pain (AP) score.
Sub-Study 4: Percentage of Participants Rating of Acceptability Using Self-Injection Assessment Questionnaire (SIAQ) at Weeks 0, 8, 16Up to Week 16SIAQ evaluations consist of the PRE module, which is self-completed immediately before the first OBI self-injection at baseline, and the POST module, which is self-completed 20 to 40 min following injections at Weeks 0, 8, 16. These modules are completed by participants while alone in a quiet environment. Participants rate each item of the SIAQ. The ratings are later transformed to scores ranging from 0 (worst experience) to 10 (best experience). The domain score is the mean of the item scores included in the domain. Domain scores are calculated only if at least half of the domain items are completed. Item and domain scores from the PRE module are compared with the corresponding item and domain scores from the POST modules.
Sub-Study 4: Percentage of Participants who had no Potential HazardsUp to Week 16Measured by an observer on the possible use-related hazards checklist for self-administration with OBI at Week 0 and Week 16.
Sub-Study 1: Percentage of Participants With Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) Clinical RemissionWeek 52The CDAI is used to evaluate disease activity in patients with Crohn's disease. The CDAI clinical remission is defined as a CDAI score of \< 150.
Sub-Study 1: Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic ResponseWeek 52Endoscopic response defined as decrease from Baseline of the induction study in Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD).
Sub-Study 3: Number of Participants With Adverse EventsUp to Week 220An adverse event (AE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. The investigator assessed the relationship of each event to the use of study drug as either probably related, possibly related, probably not related or not related. A serious adverse event (SAE) is an event that results in death, is life-threatening, requires or prolongs hospitalization, results in a congenital anomaly, persistent or significant disability/incapacity or is an important medical event that, based on medical judgment, may jeopardize the subject and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent any of the outcomes listed above. Treatment-emergent AEs are defined as any event that began or worsened in severity after the first dose of study drug. For more details on adverse events please see the Adverse Event section.
Sub-Study 4: Percentage of Participants With an Observer Rating of Successful Participant Self AdministrationUp to Week 16Participant who successfully completed the sequence of critical steps in the instructions for use (IFU) without errors to administer study drug via the OBI at Week 0 and 16.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Sub-Study 1: Percentage of Participants With Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) Clinical ResponseWeek 52The CDAI is used to evaluate disease activity in patients with Crohn's disease.
Sub-Study 1: Percentage of Participants With Stool Frequency (SF) RemissionWeek 52SF Remission is defined by an average daily SF \<= 2.8 and not worse than baseline.
Sub-Study 1: Percentage of Participants With CDAI Clinical Remission and Endoscopic ResponseWeek 52The CDAI is used to evaluate disease activity in patients with Crohn's disease. The CDAI clinical remission is defined as a CDAI score of \< 150. Endoscopic response defined as decrease from baseline of \> 50% of the induction study in Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD).
Sub-Study 1: Percentage of Participants With Deep RemissionWeek 52Deep remission defined as participants with both clinical remission (per average daily SF and average daily AP score) and endoscopic remission (assessed using SES-CD).
Sub-Study 1: Percentage of Participants With Exposure Adjusted Occurrence of CD-related Hospitalizations From Week 0 Through Week 52Up to Week 52Participants with an event that results in admission to the hospital.
Sub-Study 1: Percentage of Participants With Abdominal Pain (AP) RemissionWeek 52AP Remission is defined by an average daily AP \<= 1 and not worse than baseline.
Sub-Study 1: Percentage of Participants With Clinical RemissionWeek 52Clinical remission per average daily stool frequency (SF) and average daily AP score.
Sub-Study 1: Percentage of Participants With CDAI Clinical Remission Among Participants With CDAI Clinical Remission in Week 0Week 52The CDAI is used to evaluate disease activity in patients with Crohn's disease
Sub-Study 1: Percentage of Participants With Ulcer-Free EndoscopyWeek 52Endoscopic healing was assessed using SES-CD.
Sub-Study 1: Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic RemissionWeek 52Endoscopic Remission is defined as SES-CD \<= 4 and at least a 2 point reduction versus baseline and no subscore greater than 1 in any individual variable, as scored by a central reviewer
Sub-Study 1: Change From Baseline of Induction in Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue)Week 52The FACIT-Fatigue is a validated tool that measures an individual's level of fatigue during their usual daily activities over the past week.
Sub-Study 1: Percentage of Participants Who Discontinued Corticosteroid Use for 90 Days and Achieved Clinical Remission in Participants Taking Steroids at BaselineWeek 52Participants who discontinued corticosteroid use and achieved clinical remission per average daily SF and average daily AP score.

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Sub-Study 2: Percentage of Participants With Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) Clinical RemissionWeek 52The CDAI is used to evaluate disease activity in patients with Crohn's disease. The CDAI clinical remission is defined as a CDAI score of \< 150.
Sub-Study 2: Percentage of Participants With Exposure Adjusted Occurrence of CD-related Hospitalizations From Week 0 Through Week 52Up to Week 52Participants with an event that results in admission to the hospital.
Sub-Study 2: Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic ResponseWeek 52Endoscopic response defined as decrease from Baseline of the induction study in Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD).

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026