NCT03185611

Brief Summary

Some studies have shown that rifaximin is effective in the management of Crohn's Disease. Meanwhile, its adverse effect is tolerable. But no study has been conducted to assess its effect on preventing postoperative recurrence. Thus, we conduct a randomised controlled study to assess the effect of rifaximin combined with thiopurine on preventing postoperative endoscopic recurrence in Crohn's disease, compared with thiopurine. The primary endpoint is the rate of endoscopic recurrence at 6 months.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
120

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2017

Shorter than P25 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 18, 2017

Completed
24 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 11, 2017

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 14, 2017

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 31, 2018

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 31, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

June 14, 2017

Status Verified

June 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

June 11, 2017

Last Update Submit

June 12, 2017

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • difference of incidence of endoscopic recurrence

    Endoscopic recurrence was defined by a score ≥i2 according to endoscopic recurrence score developed by Rutgeerts et al.

    6 months after surgery

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Adverse effect

    6 months after surgery

Study Arms (2)

Rifaximin and Thiopurine

EXPERIMENTAL

Prescribed Rifaximin (600mg, twice daily) combined with Azathioprine (2.0-2.5mg/kg/day) for 3 months after surgery, and then Azathioprine monotherapy (2.0-2.5mg/kg/day) for the next 3months.

Drug: RifaximinDrug: Azathioprine

Thiopurine

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Prescribed Azathioprine (2.0-2.5mg/kg/day) for 6 months after surgery.

Drug: Azathioprine

Interventions

Antibiotics

Rifaximin and Thiopurine

immunomodulator

Rifaximin and ThiopurineThiopurine

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Consecutive patients with Crohn's disease undergoing intestinal resection of all macroscopic diseased bowel, with an endoscopically accessible ileocolic anastomosis;
  • Enrolled patients must have one or more risk factor for the development of postoperative recurrence including penetrating disease behaviour, prior bowel resection, and active smoking.

You may not qualify if:

  • Severe comorbidities;
  • With a stoma;
  • With malignancy;
  • Pregnancy;
  • Intolerant of thiopurine drugs;
  • With contraindication of using rifaximin or thiopurine drugs.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Guanzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Crohn Disease

Interventions

RifaximinAzathioprine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesGastroenteritisGastrointestinal DiseasesDigestive System DiseasesIntestinal Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

RifamycinsHeterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More RingsHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsLactams, MacrocyclicMacrocyclic CompoundsPolycyclic CompoundsThionucleosidesSulfur CompoundsOrganic ChemicalsMercaptopurinePurinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingNucleosidesNucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides

Central Study Contacts

Xiang Gao, MD, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 11, 2017

First Posted

June 14, 2017

Study Start

May 18, 2017

Primary Completion

January 31, 2018

Study Completion

July 31, 2018

Last Updated

June 14, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-06

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