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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT03151525
Date of registration: 08/05/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Public title: Two Therapeutic Strategies for the Maintenance of Remission in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis SCILLA
Scientific title: Comparison Between Two Therapeutic Strategies for the Maintenance of Clinical and Endoscopic Remission in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis Treated by Infliximab
Date of first enrolment: May 8, 2017
Target sample size: 100
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03151525
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Italy
Contacts
Name:     Silvio Danese, MD, PhD
Address: 
Telephone: +390282245555
Email: IBDclinicaltrials@humanitas.it
Affiliation: 
Name:     Silvio Danese, MD, PhD
Address: 
Telephone: 0039028224
Email: IBDclinicaltrials@humanitas.it
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 18 -65 years

- Written informed consent and willing to adhere to study procedures.

- Therapy with infliximab since at least 12 months, with one infusion every 8 weeks (a
maximum interval between two infusions of ± 3 weeks is allowed)

- Sustained steroid-free remission in the last 6 months prior to inclusion, except for
use of steroids as a preventive measure for infliximab infusion reaction, if required
by local guidelines.

- Global Mayo score at baseline = 2

- All Mayo subscores = 1

- Absence of rectal bleeding

- Effective methods to avoid pregnancy during the study period

Exclusion Criteria:

- Disabling and persisting extraintestinal manifestation at baseline

- Patients unable to comply with study procedures

- Known intolerance or previous allergic reaction to thiopurines

- Concomitant therapy with allopurinol

- Any disease not compatible with the use of infliximab or azathioprine, as per
clinician's judgement.

- Need for dose escalation of infliximab in the last 12 months prior to baseline.

- White blood cell count < 3000/mmc or absolute clinically relevant lymphopenia at
baseline

- Active pregnancy or breastfeeding; willing for pregnancy during the study period



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Colitis, Ulcerative
Intervention(s)
Drug: Azathioprine
Drug: Infliximab
Primary Outcome(s)
Relapse rate [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Identification of potential risk factors for relapse. Age, sex, smoking habits, histological healing of mucosa and each Mayo subscore at baseline will be examined [Time Frame: 12 months]
Relapse time [Time Frame: 12 months]
Number of adverse events [Safety and Tolerability] [Time Frame: 12 months]
Number of serious adverse events [Safety and Tolerability] [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
1685
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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