chronic inflammatory bowel disease Crohn's disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - age > 18 - At least 6 months a stable dose of combination therapy with IFX and AZA or with AZA and 6MP - Crohn's Disease in remission (defined by a CDAI lower than 150 points) for at least 6 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Abdominal abscesses, fistulas and fluid collections - Co morbidity or extra-intestinal complications that require infliximab treatment - Crohn's disease activity of the upper gastrointestinal tract that requires infliximab treatment - Age > 80 years - Legally incompetent patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The occurrence of relapse - defined as a disease activity with a CDAI score greater than 150 - during the 12 months follow-up period. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Presence of mucosal healing at 12 months 2. Number of treatment failures during the 12 months follow-up period 3. Time to relapse 4. The patients' level of health related quality of life (HROQL) at the end of the study period, assessed by the IBDQ questionnaire | — |
Countries
Netherlands