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Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Two Adalimumab Dosing Regimens in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
Interventions
Other: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT02065622
Lead Sponsor
AbbVie
Brief Summary

To evaluate safety and efficacy of two adalimumab dosing regimens for induction and maintenance (standard and higher dosing) in achieving clinical remission in subjects with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
952
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis (UC) for at least 90 days, confirmed by endoscopy during Screening period.
  • Active UC with Mayo Score of 6 to 12 points and endoscopy subscore of 2 to 3 despite concurrent or prior treatment with a full and adequate course, in the opinion of the Investigator, with oral corticosteroids or immunosuppressants or both. Mayo Score is confirmed by central reader.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subject with Crohn's disease (CD) or indeterminate colitis (IC).
  • Current diagnosis of fulminant colitis and/or toxic megacolon.
  • Subjects with disease limited to the rectum (ulcerative proctitis) during the screening endoscopy.
  • Chronic recurring infections or active tuberculosis (TB).

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Induction (Main Study + Japan Sub-study): I-SDPlaceboInduction Standard Dose: Double-blind adalimumab regimen of 160 mg at Week 0 followed by 80 mg at Week 2, 40 mg at Week 4, and 40 mg at Week 6.
Maintenance (Main Study + Japan Sub-study): M-SDPlaceboMaintenance Standard Dose: Double-blind adalimumab 40 mg every other week (eow), for 44 weeks.
Maintenance (Main Study): TDM RegimenPlaceboDouble-blind adalimumab 40 mg eow at Week 8 and Week 10, with possible dose adjustments at Weeks 12, 24, and 37 based on criteria assessing blinded adalimumab serum concentration and rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) assessments.
Induction (Main Study + Japan Sub-study): I-SDAdalimumabInduction Standard Dose: Double-blind adalimumab regimen of 160 mg at Week 0 followed by 80 mg at Week 2, 40 mg at Week 4, and 40 mg at Week 6.
Maintenance (Main Study + Japan Sub-study): M-SDAdalimumabMaintenance Standard Dose: Double-blind adalimumab 40 mg every other week (eow), for 44 weeks.
Induction (Main Study + Japan Sub-study): I-HDAdalimumabInduction Higher Dose: Double-blind adalimumab regimen of 160 mg at Weeks 0, 1, 2, and 3 followed by 40 mg at Week 4, and 40 mg at Week 6.
Maintenance (Main Study): TDM RegimenAdalimumabDouble-blind adalimumab 40 mg eow at Week 8 and Week 10, with possible dose adjustments at Weeks 12, 24, and 37 based on criteria assessing blinded adalimumab serum concentration and rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) assessments.
Maintenance (Main Study + Japan Sub-study): M-HDAdalimumabMaintenance Higher Dose: Double-blind adalimumab 40 mg every week (ew) for 44 weeks.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Maintenance Period Primary Endpoint: Percentage of Week 8 Responders (Per FMS) With Clinical Remission (Per FMS) at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders (per FMS) are defined as participants with a decrease in Full Mayo score of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease from baseline in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. Clinical remission per FMS is defined as Mayo Score ≤ 2 and no individual subscore \> 1.

Induction Period Primary Endpoint: Percentage of Participants With Clinical Remission Per Full Mayo Score (FMS) at Week 8Week 8

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Clinical remission per FMS is defined as Mayo Score ≤ 2 and no individual subscore \> 1.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Induction Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 1: Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Improvement at Week 8Week 8

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Endoscopic improvement is defined as an endoscopy subscore of 0 or 1.

Induction Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 4: Percentage of Participants With Clinical Response Per FMS at Week 8Week 8

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Clinical response is defined as a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from baseline, plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1.

Induction Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 7: Percentage of Participants Achieving Response in IBDQ Fatigue Item at Week 8Week 8

The IBDQ is a self-administered 32-item questionnaire to evaluate quality of life across 4 dimensional scores: bowel, systemic, social and emotional. Responses to each question range from 1 (severe problem) to 7 (normal health). The IBDQ Fatigue item score range is from 1 (severe problem) to 7 (normal health). Response is defined as an increase of IBDQ Fatigue item score ≥ 1.

Induction Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 6: Percentage of Participants Achieving Response in IBDQ Bowel Symptom Domain at Week 8Week 8

The IBDQ is a self-administered 32-item questionnaire to evaluate quality of life across 4 dimensional scores: bowel, systemic, social and emotional. Responses to each question range from 1 (severe problem) to 7 (normal health). The range for Bowel Symptom domain score is 10 (severe problem) to 70 (normal health). Response in IBDQ Bowel Symptom domain is defined as an increase of IBDQ Bowel Symptom domain score ≥ 6.

Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 1: Percentage of Week 8 Responders (Per FMS) With Endoscopic Improvement at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders are defined as participants with a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. Endoscopic improvement is defined as an endoscopy subscore of 0 or 1.

Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 3: Percentage of Week 8 Responders With Steroid Usage at Baseline and Steroid Free at Least 90 Days and With Clinical Remission at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders, per FMS, are defined as participants with a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. Clinical remission is defined as FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore \> 1.

Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 2: Percentage of Week 8 Responders With Steroid Usage at Baseline and Steroid Free at Least 90 Days at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders, per FMS, are defined as participants with a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1.

Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 5: Percentage of Week 8 Remitters (Per FMS) With Endoscopic Improvement at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 remitters are defined as participants with clinical remission (per FMS) at Week 8. Clinical remission is defined as a FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore \> 1. Endoscopic improvement is defined as an endoscopy subscore of 0 or 1. Endoscopy subscore provided by the central reader.

Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 6: Percentage of Week 8 Remitters (Per FMS) With Steroid Usage at Baseline and Steroid Free at Least 90 Days at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 remitters are defined as participants with clinical remission (per FMS) at Week 8. Clinical remission is defined as a FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore \> 1.

Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 7: Percentage of Week 8 Remitters (Per FMS) With Steroid Usage at Baseline and Steroid Free at Least 90 Days and With Clinical Remission (Per FMS) at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 remitters are defined as participants with clinical remission (per FMS) at Week 8. Clinical remission is defined as a FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore \> 1.

Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 8: Percentage of Week 8 Responders (Per FMS) With IBDQ Response (Increase of IBDQ ≥ 16 From Baseline) at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders are defined as participants with a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. The IBDQ is a self-administered 32-item questionnaire to evaluate quality of life across 4 dimensional scores: bowel, systemic, social and emotional. Responses to each question range from 1 (severe problem) to 7 (normal health). Total IBDQ score is the sum of responses to the individual IBDQ questions, and ranges from 32 to 224 with higher scores indicating a better quality of life.

Induction Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 2: Percentage of Participants With Fecal Calprotectin < 150 mg/kg at Week 8Week 8
Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 9: Percentage of Week 8 Non-Responders With Clinical Remission (Per FMS) at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 non-responders are defined as participants not meeting the criteria of response (defined as a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from baseline, plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore \[RBS\] ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1) at Week 8. Clinical remission is defined as a FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore \> 1.

Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 10: Percentage of Week 8 Non-Remitters With Clinical Remission (Per FMS) at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 non-remitters are defined as participants not meeting the criteria of clinical remission at Week 8. Clinical remission is defined as a FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore \> 1.

Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 11: Percentage of Week 8 Responders (Per FMS) With Endoscopic Subscore of 0 at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders (per Full Mayo score) are defined as participants with a decrease in Full Mayo score of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. Endoscopic remission is defined as an endoscopy subscore of 0.

Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 12: Percentage of Week 8 Remitters (Per FMS) With Endoscopic Subscore of 0 at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 remitters are defined as participants with clinical remission (per FMS) at Week 8. Clinical remission is defined as a FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore \> 1. Endoscopic remission is defined as an endoscopy subscore of 0.

Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 13: Percentage of Week 8 Responders (Per FMS) With Response in IBDQ Bowel Symptom Domain at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders are defined as participants with a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore \[RBS\] ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. The IBDQ is a self-administered 32-item questionnaire to evaluate quality of life across 4 dimensional scores: bowel, systemic, social and emotional. Responses to each question range from 1 (severe problem) to 7 (normal health). Bowel Symptom domain score range is 10 (severe problem) to 70 (normal health). Response is defined as increase of Bowel Symptom domain score ≥ 6 from baseline.

Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 14: Percentage of Week 8 Responders (Per FMS) With Response in IBDQ Fatigue Item at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 responders are defined as participants with a decrease in FMS of ≥ 3 points and ≥ 30% from Baseline plus a decrease in the rectal bleeding subscore (RBS) ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. The IBDQ is a self-administered 32-item questionnaire to evaluate quality of life across 4 dimensional scores: bowel, systemic, social and emotional. Responses to each question range from 1 (severe problem) to 7 (normal health). Response in IBDQ fatigue item (range 1 \[severe problem\] to 7 \[normal health\]) is defined as increase of IBDQ fatigue item ≥ 1 from baseline.

Induction Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 3: Percentage of Participants With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) Response (Increase of IBDQ ≥ 16 From Baseline) at Week 8Week 8

The IBDQ is a self-administered 32-item questionnaire to evaluate quality of life across 4 dimensional scores: bowel, systemic, social and emotional. Responses to each question range from 1 (severe problem) to 7 (normal health). Total IBDQ score is the sum of the responses to the individual IBDQ questions, and ranges from 32 to 224 with higher scores indicating a better quality of life.

Induction Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 5: Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Remission at Week 8Week 8

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Endoscopic remission is defined as an endoscopy subscore of 0.

Maintenance Period Ranked Secondary Endpoint 4: Percentage of Week 8 Remitters (Per FMS) With Clinical Remission (Per FMS) at Week 52Week 52

The Mayo score is a tool designed to measure disease activity for ulcerative colitis. The FMS ranges from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease) and is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy \[confirmed by a central reader\], and physician's global assessment), each of which ranges from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe disease). Negative changes indicate improvement. Week 8 remitters are defined as participants with clinical remission (per FMS) at Week 8. Clinical remission is defined as a FMS ≤ 2 with no subscore \> 1. Endoscopy subscore provided by the central reader.

Trial Locations

Locations (173)

Digestive Health Specialists of the Southeast /ID# 127844

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Dothan, Alabama, United States

Ucsd /Id# 122313

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La Jolla, California, United States

Rocky Mountain Clinical Resear /ID# 122180

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Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States

Medical Research Ctr CT /ID# 122179

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Hamden, Connecticut, United States

Gastro Florida /ID# 170619

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Clearwater, Florida, United States

Research Associates of South Florida,LLC /ID# 170309

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Miami, Florida, United States

Gastroenterology Group Naples /ID# 127806

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Naples, Florida, United States

Shafran Gastroenterology Ctr /ID# 122320

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Winter Park, Florida, United States

Atlanta Gastro Assoc /ID# 122336

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Gastro Assoc of Central GA /ID# 122318

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Macon, Georgia, United States

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Digestive Health Specialists of the Southeast /ID# 127844
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