ow Dose Naltrexone for the induction of remission in patients with mild to moderate Crohn*s Disease that failed conventional treatment
- Conditions
- Crohn's diseaseinflammatory bowel disease10017969
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 122
• Age 18 or older; must have the ability to understand and sign a written ICF
• Diagnosis of Crohn*s disease >=3 months before screening.
• Objective evidence of inflammation at baseline as defined by endoscopy with
mucosal ulcers in the ileum or colon or both, and a SES-CD score of 3-15.
• Concurrent therapies with stable doses of azathioprine, mercaptopurine, MTX
or steroids
• Current use of i.v. corticosteroids.
• Imminent need for in-hospital treatment.
• Pregnancy or lactation.
• Current treatment with investigational drug; current or past treatment within
3 months prior to randomization with a biological agent.
• Stool sample positive for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) toxin, pathogenic
Escherichia coli (E. coli), Salmonella species (spp), Shigella spp,
Campylobacter spp, or Yersinia spp.
• Other significant illnesses that may interfere with the study, stricture
causing obstructive symptoms, or fistulising disease complicated by infection.
• Opiates use or drugs and/or alcohol abuse.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Endoscopic remission at week 12 defined as SES-CD <=2 and ulcerated surface<br /><br>subscore <=1 in all five segments.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method