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A Study of Icotrokinra in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Crohn Disease
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT07196722
Lead Sponsor
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how-well icotrokinra works (clinical efficacy) and how safe it is (safety) in participants with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease (CD; a long-term condition causing severe inflammation of the intestinal tract).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1092
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of CD established at least 12 weeks before screening including both endoscopic evidence and a histopathology report consistent with a diagnosis of CD
  • Moderately to severely active CD based on CDAI criteria, defined as baseline (Week I-0) CDAI score >=220 but <=450 and either mean daily SF count >=4, or mean daily AP score >=2
  • Moderately to severely active CD based on SES-CD criteria assessed by baseline (Week I-0) endoscopic evidence of active ileal and/or colonic CD as assessed during central review of the screening video ileocolonoscopy defined as a SES-CD >= 6 for participants with colonic or ileocolonic disease, and SES-CD >= 4 for participants with isolated ileal disease, based on the presence of ulceration in any 1 of the 5 ileocolonic segments
  • A female participant of childbearing potential must have a negative highly sensitive serum pregnancy test (beta-hCG) at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test at Week I-0 prior to administration of study intervention and agree to further pregnancy tests
  • Demonstrated an inadequate response, loss of response, or failure to tolerate previous conventional therapy (advanced drug therapy [ADT]-naïve) or advanced therapy defined as biologics and/or advanced oral agents for the treatment of CD (ADT-inadequate responder [IR]) as defined in the protocol

Exclusion criteria:

  • Has complications of CD, such as symptomatic strictures or stenoses, short gut syndrome, or any other manifestation, that may require surgery while enrolled in the study and/or could impair the use of instruments (such as CDAI) to assess response to study intervention
  • Presence of a stoma or ostomy
  • Participants with presence of active fistulas may be included if there is no surgery needed
  • Colonic resection within 24 weeks before baseline or any other major surgery performed within 12 weeks before baseline
  • Presence on screening colonoscopy of adenomatous colon polyps outside of an area of known colitis not removed before randomization
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Induction Study 1: Icotrokinra Dose 1IcotrokinraParticipants will receive Icotrokinra dose 1 in Induction Study 1 up to Week 12. Subsequent treatment will be determined by the participant's response status at Week 12.
Induction Study 1: Icotrokinra Dose 2IcotrokinraParticipants will receive Icotrokinra dose 2 in Induction Study 1 up to Week 12. Subsequent treatment will be determined by the participant's response status at Week 12.
Induction Study 1: PlaceboPlaceboParticipants will receive matching placebo in Induction Study 1 up to Week 12. Subsequent treatment will be determined by the participant's response status at Week 12.
Induction Study 2: IcotrokinraIcotrokinraParticipants will receive Icotrokinra at the dose regimen determined in Induction Study 1 up to Week 12. Subsequent study treatment will be determined by the participant's response status at Week 12.
Induction Study 2: PlaceboPlaceboParticipants will receive matching placebo for up to Week 12. Subsequent study treatment will be determined by the participant's response status at Week 12.
Maintenance Study: Icotrokinra Dose 1IcotrokinraParticipants who were receiving icotrokinra in either induction studies 1 or 2 and were in response at Week 12 of the induction study will be randomized to receive icotrokinra maintenance dose 1. Participants receiving Icotrokinra Dose 1 and meeting criteria for loss of response during the Maintenance Study will be eligibile for a single blinded dose adjustment to Icotrokinra Dose 2. After completion of the Maintenance Study through Week 40, eligible participants can participate in long-term extension (LTE).
Maintenance Study: Icotrokinra Dose 2IcotrokinraParticipants who were receiving icotrokinra in either induction studies 1 or 2 and were in response at Week 12 of the induction study will be randomized to receive icotrokinra maintenance dose 2. Participants who were non-responders at Week 12 of the induction studies will also receive icotrokinra maintenance dose 2 but will not be randomized. After completion of the Maintenance Study through Week 40, eligible participants can participate in LTE.
Maintenance Study: PlaceboIcotrokinraParticipants who were receiving icotrokinra in either induction studies 1 or 2 and were in response at Week 12 will be randomized to receive placebo. Participants receiving placebo in induction studies 1 or 2 and in response at Week 12 of the induction study will continue to receive placebo during maintenance on non-randomized basis. Placebo non-responders from induction study will receive icotrokinra maintenance dose 2 on a non-randomized basis and will be assessed for response at Week 12. Participants receiving placebo and meeting criteria for loss of response during the Maintenance Study will be eligible for a single blinded dose adjustment to icotrokinra dose 2. After completion of the Maintenance Study through Week 40, eligible participants can participate in LTE.
Maintenance Study: PlaceboPlaceboParticipants who were receiving icotrokinra in either induction studies 1 or 2 and were in response at Week 12 will be randomized to receive placebo. Participants receiving placebo in induction studies 1 or 2 and in response at Week 12 of the induction study will continue to receive placebo during maintenance on non-randomized basis. Placebo non-responders from induction study will receive icotrokinra maintenance dose 2 on a non-randomized basis and will be assessed for response at Week 12. Participants receiving placebo and meeting criteria for loss of response during the Maintenance Study will be eligible for a single blinded dose adjustment to icotrokinra dose 2. After completion of the Maintenance Study through Week 40, eligible participants can participate in LTE.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Induction Study 1: Number of Participants with Clinical Response at Week 12At Week 12

Clinical response is defined as a greater than or equal to (\>=) 100-point reduction from baseline in Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) score. CDAI scores range from 0 to approximately 600. Higher score indicates higher disease activity.

Induction Study 2: Number of Participants with Clinical Remission at Week 12 (Co-Primary Endpoint)At Week 12

Clinical remission is defined as CDAI score less than (\<) 150. CDAI scores range from 0 to approximately 600. Higher score indicates higher disease activity.

Induction Study 2: Number of Participants with Endoscopic Response at Week 12 (Co-Primary Endpoint)At Week 12

Endoscopic response is defined as greater than (\>) 50% improvement from baseline in Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD) score or a decrease of at least 2 points in participants with a baseline score of 4 and isolated ileal disease. SES-CD score can range from 0 to 56. Higher scores indicating more severe disease.

Maintenance Study: Number of Participants with Clinical Remission at Week 40 (Co-Primary Endpoint)At Week 40

Clinical remission is defined as CDAI score \< 150. CDAI scores range from 0 to approximately 600. Higher score indicates higher disease activity.

Maintenance Study: Number of Participants with Endoscopic Response at Week 40 (Co-Primary Endpoint)At Week 40

Endoscopic response is defined as \> 50% improvement from baseline in SES-CD score or a decrease of at least 2 points in participants with a baseline score of 4 and isolated ileal disease. SES-CD score can range from 0 to 56. Higher scores indicating more severe disease.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Induction Study 1: Number of Participants with Clinical Remission at Week 12At Week 12

Clinical remission is defined as CDAI score \< 150. CDAI scores ranging from 0 to approximately 600. Higher score indicates higher disease activity.

Induction Study 1: Number of Participants with Endoscopic Response at Week 12At Week 12

Endoscopic response is defined as \> 50% improvement from baseline in SES-CD score or a decrease of at least 2 points in participants with a baseline score of 4 and isolated ileal disease. SES-CD score can range from 0 to 56. Higher scores indicating more severe disease.

Induction Study 1: Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Up to 4 weeks after last dose of study drug (i.e., up to Week 16)

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a pharmaceutical (investigational or non-investigational) product that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the intervention. An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose: results in death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, is a suspected transmission of any infectious agent via a medicinal product and is medically important.

Induction Study 2: Number of Participants with Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO)-2 Remission at Week 12At Week 12

PRO-2 remission is defined as an abdominal pain (AP) mean daily score less than or equal to (\<=) 1 and stool frequency (SF) mean daily score \<= 2.8, and no worsening of AP or SF from baseline.

Induction Study 2: Number of Participants with Clinical Response at Week 12At Week 12

Clinical response is defined as a \>= 100-point reduction from baseline in CDAI score.

Induction Study 2: Number of Participants Reporting Both Clinical Remission and Endoscopic Response at Week 12At Week 12

Clinical remission is defined as CDAI score \< 150. Endoscopic response is defined as \> 50% improvement from baseline in SES-CD score or a decrease of at least 2 points in participants with a baseline score of 4 and isolated ileal disease. This is a composite endpoint defined to measure achievement of both clinical remission and endoscopic response at the participant level.

Induction Study 2: Number of Participants with Clinical Response at Week 4At Week 4

Clinical response is defined as a \>= 100-point reduction from baseline in CDAI score.

Induction Study 2: Number of Participants with Endoscopic Remission at Week 12At Week 12

Endoscopic remission is defined as SES-CD \<= 4 with at least a 2-point reduction from baseline and no sub score \>1 in any individual component.

Induction Study 2: Number of Participants with Deep Remission at Week 12At Week 12

Deep remission is a composite endpoint defined as achieving both clinical remission and endoscopic remission at the participant level. Clinical remission is defined as CDAI score \< 150-point. Endoscopic remission is defined as SES-CD \<= 4 with at least a 2-point reduction from baseline and no sub score \>1 in any individual component.

Induction Study 2: Number of Participants with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) Remission at Week 12At Week 12

IBDQ remission is defined as IBDQ score \>= 170. IBDQ is a validated, 32-item, self-reported questionnaire for participants with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that will be used to evaluate the disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) across 4 dimensional scores: bowel symptoms (loose stools, abdominal pain), systemic symptoms (fatigue, altered sleep pattern), social function (work attendance, need to cancel social events), and emotional function (anger, depression, irritability). Scores range from 32 to 224, with higher scores indicating better outcomes.

Induction Study 2: Number of Participants with Fatigue Response at Week 12At Week 12

Fatigue response is defined as a \>= 7 point reduction in the patient reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS)-Fatigue Short Form 7a total score from baseline. The PROMIS fatigue SF-7a contains 7 items evaluating fatigue-related symptoms (that is, tiredness, exhaustion, mental tiredness, and lack of energy) and associated impacts on daily activities (that is, activity limitations related to work, self-care, and exercise). Item responses are rated on a five-point scale ranging from "never" to "always". Higher scores indicate more fatigue.

Induction Study 2: Number of Participants with Clinical Remission at Week 4At Week 4

Clinical remission is defined as CDAI score\< 150.

Induction Study 2: Number of Participants with AEs and SAEsUp to 4 weeks after last dose of study drug (i.e., up to Week 16)

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a pharmaceutical (investigational or non-investigational) product that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the intervention. An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose: results in death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, is a suspected transmission of any infectious agent via a medicinal product and is medically important.

Maintenance Study: Number of Participants with PRO-2 remission at Week 40At Week 40

PRO-2 remission is defined as an abdominal pain (AP) mean daily score \<= 1 and stool frequency (SF) mean daily score \<= 2.8, and no worsening of AP or SF from baseline.

Maintenance Study: Number of Participants with Endoscopic Remission at Week 40At Week 40

Endoscopic remission is defined as SES-CD \<= 4 with at least a 2-point reduction from baseline and no sub score \>1 in any individual component.

Maintenance Study: Number of Participants with 90-Day Corticosteroid-Free Clinical Remission at Week 40At Week 40

90-day corticosteroid-free clinical remission is defined as the clinical remission at the visit and not receiving corticosteroids for 90 days prior to the visit. Clinical remission is defined as CDAI score \< 150.

Maintenance Study: Number of Participants with Maintenance of Clinical Remission at Week 40At Week 40

Participants with clinical remission at Week 40 among those with clinical remission at Week 0 of the maintenance study will be analyzed. Clinical remission is defined as CDAI score \< 150.

Maintenance Study: Number of Participants Reporting Both Clinical Remission and Endoscopic Response at Week 40At Week 40

Clinical remission is defined as CDAI score \< 150. Endoscopic response is defined as \> 50% improvement from baseline in SES-CD score or a decrease of at least 2 points in participants with a baseline score of 4 and isolated ileal disease. This is a composite endpoint defined to measure achievement of both clinical remission and endoscopic response at the participant level.

Maintenance Study: Number of Participants with Deep Remission at Week 40At Week 40

Deep remission is a composite endpoint defined as achieving both clinical remission and endoscopic remission at the participant level. Clinical remission is defined as CDAI score \< 150. Endoscopic remission is defined as SES-CD \<= 4 with at least a 2-point reduction from baseline and no sub score \>1 in any individual component.

Maintenance Study: Number of Participants with IBDQ Remission at Week 40At Week 40

IBDQ remission is defined as IBDQ score \>= 170. IBDQ is a validated, 32-item, self-reported questionnaire for participants with IBD that will be used to evaluate the disease-specific HRQoL across 4 dimensional scores: bowel symptoms (loose stools, abdominal pain), systemic symptoms (fatigue, altered sleep pattern), social function (work attendance, need to cancel social events), and emotional function (anger, depression, irritability). Scores range from 32 to 224, with higher scores indicating better outcomes.

Maintenance Study: Number of Participants with Fatigue Response at Week 40At Week 40

Fatigue response is defined as a \>= 7 point reduction in the PROMIS-Fatigue Short Form 7a total score from baseline. The PROMIS fatigue SF-7a contains 7 items evaluating fatigue-related symptoms (that is, tiredness, exhaustion, mental tiredness, and lack of energy) and associated impacts on daily activities (that is, activity limitations related to work, self-care, and exercise). Item responses are rated on a five-point scale ranging from "never" to "always". Higher scores indicate more fatigue.

Maintenance Study : Number of Participants with AEs and SAEsUp to 4 weeks after last dose of study drug (i.e., up to Week 44)

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a pharmaceutical (investigational or non-investigational) product that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the intervention. An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose: results in death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, is a suspected transmission of any infectious agent via a medicinal product and is medically important.

Trial Locations

Locations (9)

Clinnova Research

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Anaheim, California, United States

New York Gastroenterology Associates

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New York, New York, United States

Susquehanna Research Group

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Kagoshima IBD Gastroenterology Clinic

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Kagoshima, Japan

Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital

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Kumamoto, Japan

Gastro Intestinal Research Institute of Northern Ohio LLC

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Westlake, Ohio, United States

University Gastroenterology

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Tyler Research Institute, LLC

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Tyler, Texas, United States

Gastroenterology Associates of Tidewater

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Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Clinnova Research
🇺🇸Anaheim, California, United States

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