Anal Crohn Fistula Surgery
FACC
A National, Multicenter, Randomized Open-Label Study of Proctological Surgery Efficacy on Anoperineal Fistulas Healing in Crohn's Disease Patients Treated With Adalimumab. (Official French Title: "Étude Nationale, Multicentrique, randomisée et en Ouvert de l'efficacité de la Chirurgie Proctologique Sur la Cicatrisation Des Fistules anopérinéales de la Maladie de Crohn Chez Des Patients traités Par Adalimumab")
1 other identifier
interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate, in patients treated with adalimumab, the efficacy of proctological surgery in anoperineal fistula healing after the removal of seton drain.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Oct 2011
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
15 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 4, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 6, 2011
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2017
CompletedJune 7, 2012
June 1, 2012
4.4 years
July 4, 2011
June 6, 2012
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Percentage of patients having a clinical healing of their anoperineal fistulas in Crohn disease
12 months after seton drain removal
Secondary Outcomes (7)
Proportion of patients having more than half of their fistulas healed
3, 6, 12 and 24 months after seton drain removal
Change in Crohn disease activity assessed by Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) and Perianal Disease Activity Index (PDAI)
3, 6, 12 and 24 months after seton drain removal
Change in anal continence assessed by Wexner and Vaizey scores
12 and 24 months after seton drain removal
Crohn's Disease Endoscopic Index of Severity (CDEIS)
12 months after seton drain removal
Change in patients' quality of life, assessed by the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ)
12 and 24 months after seton drain removal
- +2 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Surgery
EXPERIMENTALSeton drain removal is associated with proctological surgery.
Simple seton drain removal
OTHERInterventions
All types of surgery procedures used for anoperineal fistula repair. Surgery procedures include fistulotomy, biological glue, rectal advancement flap and plug.
Patients are simply followed after seton drain removal.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- male or female 18 years or older,
- women of childbearing age who use an effective contraception method or women incapable of becoming pregnant \[(i.e. postmenopausal women for 1 year or surgically sterile (hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy)\],
- Patient with fistulizing anoperineal Crohn's disease. Anoperineal fistulas can be associated with ileal, colic or rectal lesions,
- Patient with at least 1 anoperineal fistula drained with a seton for more than 1 month,
- Patient treated with adalimumab for more than 1 month,
- Patient who agrees to undergo surgery for its drained fistula(s),
- Patient with immunosuppressive therapy (azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine ou methotrexate) stable for at least 3 months or patients without immunosuppressive therapy,
- Patient who gave signed written informed consent after having received verbal explanation and written information related to the trial.
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women,
- Patient having a perineal abscess,
- Patient with a high anovaginal fistula that cannot be treated, according to the investigator ,with fistulotomy, gluing, biodegradable plug or advancement flap,
- Patient treated with a daily dose of corticosteroids of more than 20 mg (a dose of more than 20 mg daily will be authorized during the study),
- Contraindication to proctological surgery on the drained fistula(s),
- Patient presenting with somatic or psychic signs or symptoms that are not compatible with his/her participation in the trial according to the investigator,
- Patient who participate in another clinical trial.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (15)
CHU Bordeaux - Hôpital Saint André - Department of Hepato Gastroenterology
Bordeaux, Aquitaine, 33075, France
Maison de Santé Protestante de Bordeaux Bagatelle - Department of Proctology
Talence, Aquitaine, 33401, France
Clinique universitaire de chirurgie Digestive et de l'urgence, Hopital Universitaire Michallon - Colorectal Surgery Unit
Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 38043, France
CHU Pontchaillou - Department of Digestive Diseases
Rennes, Brittany Region, 35033, France
Polyclinique de Franche-Comté - Department of Proctological Surgery
Besançon, Franche-Comté, 25052, France
CHU de Rouen - Departement of Hepato Gastroenterologie and Nutrition
Rouen, Haute Normandie, 76031, France
Clinique des Cèdres - Hepato-Gastroenterology Department
Cornebarrieu, Midi-Pyrénées, 31700, France
Clinique Saint Jean Languedoc - Department of Gastroenterology
Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, 31077, France
Hôpital Nord de Marseille - Gastroenterology Department
Marseille, 13915, France
Hôpital de POISSY
Poissy, 78303, France
Polyclinique de l'Océan
Saint-Nazaire, 44600, France
Hôpital Louis Mourier - Department of Hepato-Gastroentérologie
Colombes, Île-de-France Region, 92700, France
Institut de Proctologie Léopold Bellan - Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph - Department of Colo-Proctology
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75014, France
Institut Mutualiste Montsouris - Proctology Unit
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75014, France
Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard - Gastro-enterology Department
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75877, France
Related Publications (1)
Abramowitz L, Brochard C, Pigot F, Roumeguere P, Pillant H, Vinson Bonnet B, Faucheron JL, Senejoux A, Bonnaud G, Meurette G, Fayette JM, Train C, Staumont G, Siproudhis L, Bouchard D. Surgical closure, mainly with glue injection and anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha, in fistulizing perianal Crohn's disease: A multicentre randomized controlled trial. Colorectal Dis. 2022 Feb;24(2):210-219. doi: 10.1111/codi.15947. Epub 2021 Oct 23.
PMID: 34623746DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Laurent Abramowitz, MD
Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 4, 2011
First Posted
July 6, 2011
Study Start
October 1, 2011
Primary Completion
March 1, 2016
Study Completion
March 1, 2017
Last Updated
June 7, 2012
Record last verified: 2012-06