Norursodeoxycholic Acid in the Treatment of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
NUC-3
Double-blind,Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Phase II Dose-finding Study Comparing Different Doses of Norursodeoxycholic Acid Capsules With Placebo in the Treatment of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
1 other identifier
interventional
159
3 countries
3
Brief Summary
Evaluation of the efficacy of different doses of nor UDCA vs. placebo for the treatment of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC). Identification of optimal dose(s)for the treatment of PSC.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started Dec 2012
Typical duration for phase_2
3 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
Study Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 19, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 24, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2015
CompletedAugust 3, 2016
August 1, 2016
2.8 years
December 19, 2012
August 2, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in serum AP levels during treatment
12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Proportion of patients with at least 50% reduction in s-ALP
12 weeks
Other Outcomes (1)
Adverse Events
12 weeks
Study Arms (4)
B
EXPERIMENTALnorUDCA
C
EXPERIMENTALnorUDCA
placebo
PLACEBO COMPARATORPlacebo
A
EXPERIMENTALnorUDCA
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Signed Informed Consent
- Verified diagnosis of PSC
- PSC patients with or without IBD
- Women of childbearing potential have to apply during the entire duration of the study a highly effective method of birth control.
You may not qualify if:
- History or presence of other concomitant liver diseases
- Treatment with UDCA within 8 weeks prior to baseline visit.
- Child B/C liver cirrhosis
- Total bilirubin \> 3.0 mg/dl at screening or baseline.
- Any relevant systemic disease
- TSH\>ULN at screening
- any severe concomitant cardiovascular, renal, endocrine, or psychiatric disorder
- Any active malignant disease
- Known intolerance/hypersensitivity to study drug
- Existing or intended pregnancy of brest feeding
- Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (3)
Prof. M. Trauner
Vienna, 1090, Austria
Prof. Michael Manns
Hanover, 30623, Germany
Kirsten Boberg
Oslo, 0424, Norway
Related Publications (1)
Fickert P, Hirschfield GM, Denk G, Marschall HU, Altorjay I, Farkkila M, Schramm C, Spengler U, Chapman R, Bergquist A, Schrumpf E, Nevens F, Trivedi P, Reiter FP, Tornai I, Halilbasic E, Greinwald R, Prols M, Manns MP, Trauner M; European PSC norUDCA Study Group. norUrsodeoxycholic acid improves cholestasis in primary sclerosing cholangitis. J Hepatol. 2017 Sep;67(3):549-558. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.05.009. Epub 2017 May 18.
PMID: 28529147DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Michael Trauner, Prof
Med. Uni Wien
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Michael P Manns, Prof
Med.Hochschule Hannover
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 19, 2012
First Posted
December 24, 2012
Study Start
December 1, 2012
Primary Completion
October 1, 2015
Study Completion
December 1, 2015
Last Updated
August 3, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-08