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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON47463
NL-OMON47463CompletedPhase 3

Efficacy of optimized thiopurine therapy in ulcerative colitis. - OPTIC

Academisch Medisch Centrum0 sites59 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Completed
Enrollment
59

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Trial ended prematurely

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 to 99 (—)

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Confirmed diagnosis of UC by endoscopy and histopathology
  • 2. Patients between 18 and 80 years of age
  • 3. Active disease, despite oral treatment with at least 2g/day 5-ASA
  • 4. Treatment with oral corticosteroids is required

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Prior treatment with thiopurines
  • 2. Prior treatment with biologics (e.g. anti-TNF agents and vedolizumab)
  • 3. Current pregnancy (a pregnancy test will be performed if necessary according
  • to the treating physician)
  • 4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • 5. Acute coronary heart disease
  • 6. (Bacterial) gastroenteritis has to be treated first
  • 7. Coagulation disorders
  • 8. Active malignancy
  • 9. History of colonic focal high grade dysplasia or cancer
  • 10. Extensive colonic resection, i.e. subtotal colectomy with <15 cm colon in
  • 11. Concomitant therapy with drugs interfering with MP metabolism, like
  • allopurinol, ribavirin or anti-epileptics.
  • 12. Known systemic fungal infections or parasitic infections have to be treated
  • 13. Known duodenal or ventricular ulcus
  • 14. Substance abuse, such as alcohol (> 80 gram/day * one standard glass
  • contains 10 gram of alcohol), I.V. drugs and inhaled drugs. If the subject has
  • a history of substance abuse, to be considered for inclusion into the protocol,
  • the subject must have abstained from using the abused substance for at least 2
  • years. Subjects receiving methadone within the past 2 years are also excluded
  • 15. Positive tuberculosis screen (when a screening is performed at the
  • discretion of the treating physician)
  • 16. Active hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection defined as a
  • positive anti-HCV, HBsAg and/or anti-HBcore screening.
  • 17. Leukopenia (Neutrophil count < 1,8x10^9/L)
  • 18. Thrombocytopenia (Platelets < 90x10^9/L)
  • 19. Elevated liver enzymes (>2x ULN)
  • 20. Abnormal renal function (eGFR< 30 mL/min)
  • 21. Other conditions which in the opinion of the investigator may interfere
  • with the subject*s ability to comply with the study procedure

Investigators

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