Medical Treatment Versus Surgery in Stricturing Small Bowel Crohn's Disease
SMART
SyMptomAtic Stricturing Small Bowel CRohn's Disease - Medical Treatment Versus Surgery, a Prospective, Multi-centre, Randomized, Non-inferiority Trial
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interventional
150
0 countries
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Brief Summary
The objective of the SMART trial is to compare a combination therapy using azathioprine and subcutaneous infliximab versus ileocecal resection in patients with symptomatic small bowel Crohn's disease.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Apr 2023
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 26, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 18, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2027
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 1, 2027
October 18, 2022
September 1, 2022
4.5 years
September 26, 2022
October 14, 2022
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) - related quality of life
Mean total inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire (IBDQ - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire ) score. The total score ranges from 32 to 224, the higher the score the better the quality of life.
12 months
Secondary Outcomes (18)
IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) -related quality of life
1, 3, 6, 9, 18 and 24 months
Endoscopic remission
6 months
Obstructive symptoms
1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months
Clinical activity
1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months
inflammatory biomarkers (fecal calprotectin)
1, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
- +13 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Medical treatment
EXPERIMENTALCombination therapy with subcutaneous infliximab and azathioprine
Surgery
ACTIVE COMPARATORIntestinal resection
Interventions
Combination therapy using 2-2.5 mg/kg oral azathioprine plus subcutaneous infliximab
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age between 18 and 70 years
- Male or female
- Documented small bowel CD with intestinal stricture(s) identified on CT, MRI or endoscopy, AND responsible for obstructive symptoms
- CREOLE score \> 2
You may not qualify if:
- Adults under guardianship, safeguard justice or trusteeship
- Pregnant or breastfeeding female
- Acute bowel obstruction requiring urgent surgical intervention
- Suspected or confirmed gastrointestinal perforation
- Concurrent active perianal sepsis
- Internal fistulizing disease in association with strictures
- Colonic stenosis and/or colonic active disease at screening endoscopy
- Contra-indication to surgery, general anesthesia, anti-TNF, thiopurines
- Use of corticosteroids (prednisolone \> 20 mg daily or equivalent) within 4 weeks prior to visit V0
- Treatment with any biologics within 8 weeks before visit V0
- Presence of a stoma
- HIV/HCV/HBV infection
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
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
September 26, 2022
First Posted
October 18, 2022
Study Start
April 1, 2023
Primary Completion (Estimated)
October 1, 2027
Study Completion (Estimated)
October 1, 2027
Last Updated
October 18, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-09
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share