search
Back to results

Study of Treat to Target Versus Routine Care Maintenance Strategies in Crohn's Disease Patients Treated With Ustekinumab (STARDUST)

Primary Purpose

Crohn Disease

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Locations
International
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Ustekinumab
Sponsored by
Janssen-Cilag Ltd.
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
Full info

About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Crohn Disease

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

Main Study:

  • Have active, moderate to severe, ileal and/or colonic Crohn's disease, demonstrated by: baseline CDAI score of greater than or equal to (>=) 220 and less than equal to (<=) 450, and endoscopy with evidence of active Crohn's disease (defined as simple endoscopic score for Crohn's disease [SES-CD] score >=3 excluding the contribution of the narrowing component score) obtained within the 5 week screening period. A prior endoscopy may be used only if obtained within 3 months prior to baseline (Week 0), in which case the prior endoscopy must be centrally read again and SES-CD calculated based on this second, centralized read-out
  • Has had an inadequate response with, lost response to, was intolerant to, or had medical contraindications to either conventional therapy, or one previous biologic therapy approved for the treatment of Crohn's disease in the countries in which the study is conducted
  • Are eligible according to tuberculosis (TB) infection screening criteria
  • Must sign an informed consent form (ICF) or their legally acceptable representative if applicable must sign) indicating that he or she understands the purpose of, and procedures required for, the study and is willing to participate in the study.

Sub-study:

  • Be enrolled into the main study at a participating site
  • Sign a separate ICF indicating that they understand the purpose of and procedures required for this sub-study and are willing to participate in the sub-study
  • Satisfy all inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria specified in the main study

Exclusion Criteria:

Main Study:

  • Has complications of Crohn's disease such as symptomatic strictures or stenoses, short gut syndrome, or any other manifestation that might be anticipated to require surgery, could preclude the use of the Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) to assess response to therapy, or would possibly confound the ability to assess the effect of treatment with ustekinumab
  • Currently has or is suspected to have an abscess. Recent cutaneous and perianal abscesses are not exclusionary if drained and adequately treated at least 3 weeks prior to baseline, or 8 weeks prior to baseline for intra-abdominal abscesses, provided there is no anticipated need for any further surgery. Participants with active fistulas may be included if there is no anticipation of a need for surgery and there are currently no abscesses identified
  • Has had any kind of bowel resection within 6 months prior to baseline
  • Has a draining (i.e, functioning) stoma or ostomy
  • Has received more than one previous biologic therapy approved for the treatment of Crohn's disease in the countries in which the study is conducted

Sub-study:

  • Obesity or other characteristics considered likely to preclude intestinal ultrasound (IUS) visualization of the affected bowel segment
  • Normal bowel wall thickness (BWT) (that is, <=2.0 millimeter [mm] for the terminal ileum; <=3.0 mm for the colon) for all bowel segments at baseline (Week 0)

Sites / Locations

  • GZA Ziekenhuizen
  • Imelda Ziekenhuis
  • UZ Brussel
  • Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
  • AZ Maria Middelares
  • UZ Gent
  • Az Groeninge
  • UZ Leuven
  • CHC MontLegia
  • CHU de Liège
  • Algemeen Ziekenhuis Jan Palfijn Merksem
  • AZ Damiaan
  • Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove
  • Hepato-gastroenterologie HK, s.r.o.
  • EGK s.r.o. - Sanatorium sv. Anny
  • AXON Clinical s.r.o.
  • MEDIENDO s.r.o.
  • ISCARE a.s.
  • Aalborg University Hospital
  • Aarhus Kommunehospital
  • Abdominalcenter K
  • Odense Universitetshospital
  • Silkeborg Hospital
  • Vejle Sygehus
  • Hopital Beaujon
  • CHU Grenoble
  • Hopital de Bicetre
  • Hopital Claude Huriez
  • CHU Saint Eloi
  • CHU de Nice Hopital de l Archet
  • Hopital Saint-Louis
  • CHU Bordeaux
  • Hospices Civils de Lyon HCL
  • CHU Saint-etienne
  • CHU Rangueil
  • CHU-Nancy
  • Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum
  • Agaplesion Frankfurter Diakonie Kliniken GmbH, Markus Krankenhaus
  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
  • Staedtisches Klinikum Lueneburg
  • Universitaetsklinikum Mannheim
  • MVZ Portal10
  • Policlinico di Bari Ospedale Giovanni XXIII
  • Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi
  • Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
  • ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco
  • Ospedale Classificato Equiparato Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar
  • Ospedale Villa Sofia-Cervello
  • Azienda Ospedaliera G.Salvini Ospedale di Rho
  • Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo - Roma
  • Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli Università Cattolica
  • Istituto Clinico Humanitas
  • IRCCS Policlinico San Donato
  • AO Ordine Mauriziano
  • Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine
  • Meander Medisch Centrum
  • AMC
  • Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis
  • Rivas Zorggroep, Beatrixziekenhuis
  • UMCG
  • Erasmus MC
  • Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, EPE
  • Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Algarve
  • Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, EPE - Hospital Santo Antonio dos Capuchos
  • Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, EPE/Hosp. Santa Maria
  • Centro Hospitalar do Porto, EPE
  • Centro Hospitalar de São João, EPE
  • Centro Hospitalar de Tondela Viseu, EPE
  • FNsP F.D.R. Banska Bystrica
  • Gastroenterology Department GASTROMART s.r.o.
  • Gastroenterology Center ASSIDUO
  • University Hospital in Bratislava, St. Cyril and Method Hospital
  • KM Management spol. s r.o.
  • GASTRO I. s.r.o.
  • Gastroenterology Department ENDOMED, s.r.o.
  • Hosp. Gral. Univ. de Alicante
  • Hosp. Univ. Germans Trias I Pujol
  • Hosp. Clinic I Provincial de Barcelona
  • Hosp. Reina Sofia
  • Hosp. Arquitecto Marcide
  • Hosp. Univ. de Bellvitge
  • Hosp. Univ. de La Princesa
  • Hosp. Gral. Univ. Gregorio Maranon
  • Hosp. Univ. La Paz
  • Hosp. de Manises
  • Hosp. Univ. Son Espases
  • Hosp. Virgen Del Rocio
  • Hosp. Clinico Univ. de Valencia
  • Hosp. Univ. I Politecni La Fe
  • Hosp. Clinico Univ. Lozano Blesa
  • Skane University Hospital
  • Karolinska University Hospital
  • Medicinkliniken
  • Danderyd Hospital
  • Royal Victoria Hospital
  • County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
  • Ninewells Hospital
  • Glasgow Royal Infirmary
  • Royal London Hospital
  • Guy's & St Thomas Hospital
  • Kings College Hospital NHS Trust
  • St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Whiston Hospital
  • Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
  • Southampton University Hospital
  • Musgrove Park Hospital

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm 4

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

Experimental

Experimental

Arm Label

All Participants

Routine Care Arm

Treat to Target (T2T) Arm

Exploratory Extension period: From Week 48 to Week 104

Arm Description

At Week (Wk) 0, all eligible participants will initiate intravenous (IV) induction treatment with ustekinumab (UST) on a weight-tiered basis at a dose of approximately 6 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg). At Week 8, all participants will receive a 90 milligram (mg) subcutaneous (SC) injection of ustekinumab. At Week 16, participants who do not achieve a Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) improvement of greater than or equal to (>=) 70 points versus Week 0 (CDAI 70) will leave the study. Remaining participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either one of two arms for open label maintenance treatment up to Week 48: the treat to target arm or the routine care arm. From Week 48, participants will continue ustekinumab treatment in the study extension period, up to Week 104. Dosing frequency will be adjusted in the extension period for the participants failing to meet the treatment target.

In the routine care arm, assessment visits will be scheduled according to the timing of maintenance treatment injections up to Week 48, which will be in compliance with the EU SmPC for ustekinumab for the treatment of Crohn's disease, in which dosing every 12 weeks is recommended. At Week 16, (that is, 8 weeks after the first SC dose) participants continuing in the study will have demonstrated a CDAI-70 response. Nonetheless, participants who have not shown adequate response based on the investigator's judgment may receive a second SC dose at Week 16. During the routine care maintenance treatment period, in case of clinical worsening reported by the participant, consistent with disease flare in the investigator's judgment, clinical assessments of disease flare will be performed at the investigator's discretion.

UST maintenance treatment assignment will be based on centrally-read colonoscopy (at Wk16). Participants with <25% improvement in SES-CD score at Wk16 will be assigned to Q8 (8-weekly) treatment and will receive UST 90mg SC at Wk16. In contrast, participants with >=25% improvement in SES-CD score at Wk16 will be assigned to Q12 treatment and will receive next UST dose (90 mg SC) at Wk20. At assessment visits (from Wk24 for participants assigned to the Q8 regimen or from Wk20 for the Q12 group) UST maintenance treatment (up to Wk 48) will be directed by T2T assessments. Participants meeting target will continue with same UST dosing frequency. The dosing frequency will be optimized for all participants failing to meet the target at assessment visit. Those previously on Q12 regimens will be adjusted to Q8 dosing; those previously on Q8 regimens will be adjusted to Q4 dosing. Participants subsequently failing to meet the target will not be able to adjust further and will leave the study.

At Week 48, dose de-escalation will be implemented for participants with both endoscopic remission (SES-CD score <=2) and corticosteroid-free clinical remission of at least 16 weeks duration. Participants receiving 12 weekly dosing frequency (Q12) ustekinumab will maintain this dosing frequency. Participants with either clinical remission or endoscopic remission, but not both, at Week 48 will continue with same dosing frequency or de-escalate provided maintenance of corticosteroid-free clinical remission and biomarker remission at 2 consecutive visits. Participants with neither corticosteroid-free clinical remission nor endoscopic remission will escalate dose or leave study if already on 4 weekly dosing frequency (Q4) dose. If neither clinical remission nor biomarker remission is evident at the next visit, participant will leave study. Later in the extension period, only those who achieve corticosteroid-free clinical remission and biomarker remission will undergo dose de-escalation.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Response at Week 48
Endoscopic response defined as showing a reduction from baseline in simple endoscopic score for Crohn's disease (SES-CD) of greater than or equal to (>=) 50 percent (%). SES-CD is a validated instrument reflecting an endoscopist global appraisal of mucosal lesions in Crohn's disease. SES-CD grades lesions by location (5 bowel segments: ileum, right colon, transverse colon, left colon, and rectum) using 4 endoscopic variables: ulcer size, extent of ulcerated surface, extent of affected surface, and presence/type of narrowing. Total SES-CD is sum of 4 variables for all 5 bowel segments. Scores range from 0-60 with higher scores indicating more severe disease. Randomized participants who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 due to any reason, or participants without endoscopic data at Week 48 were analyzed as nonresponders.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Response at Week 48 (Premature Drop-outs Excluded)
Endoscopic response defined as showing a reduction from baseline in SES-CD (a validated instrument reflecting an endoscopist's global appraisal of mucosal lesions) score of >=50%. SES-CD grades lesions by location (5 bowel segments: ileum, right colon, transverse colon, left colon, and rectum) using 4 endoscopic variables: ulcer size, extent of ulcerated surface, extent of affected surface, and presence/type of narrowing. Total SES-CD is calculated as sum of 4 variables for 5 bowel segments. Scores ranges 0-60. Higher scores indicates more severe disease. Randomized participants who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 due to reasons other than lack/loss of efficacy were excluded from analysis.
Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Response at Week 48 (Last Observation Carried Forward [LOCF])
Endoscopic response defined as a reduction from baseline in SES-CD score of >= 50%. SES-CD is a validated instrument reflecting an endoscopist global appraisal of mucosal lesions in Crohn's disease. SES-CD grades lesions by location (5 bowel segments: ileum, right colon, transverse colon, left colon, and rectum) using 4 endoscopic variables: ulcer size, extent of ulcerated surface, extent of affected surface, and presence/type of narrowing. The total SES-CD was calculated as the sum of the 4 variables for the 5 bowel segments. Scores range from 0 to 60, with higher scores indicating more severe disease. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward.
Percentage of Participants With Clinical Response at Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Clinical response defined as a >=100-point reduction from the baseline in Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) score, or a CDAI score of <150. The CDAI score is used to quantify the symptoms of participants with Crohn's Disease. A decrease in CDAI over time indicates improvement in disease activity. In general, CDAI score ranges from 0 to approximately 600; higher score indicates higher disease activities. Participants with missing data were considered as non-responder. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Percentage of Participants With Clinical Remission at Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Clinical Remission defined as a CDAI score of <150 points. The CDAI score is used to quantify the symptoms of participants with Crohn's Disease. A decrease in CDAI over time indicates improvement in disease activity. In general, CDAI score ranges from 0 to approximately 600; higher score indicates higher disease activities. Participants with missing data were considered as non-remitter. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Remission at Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Percentage of participants with Endoscopic remission defined as SES-CD score <=2 at Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF]) were reported. SES-CD is a validated instrument reflecting an endoscopist global appraisal of mucosal lesions in Crohn's disease. SES-CD grades lesions by location (5 bowel segments: ileum, right colon, transverse colon, left colon, and rectum) using 4 endoscopic variables: ulcer size, extent of ulcerated surface, extent of affected surface, and presence/type of narrowing. Total SES-CD is sum of 4 variables for all 5 bowel segments. Scores range from 0-60 with higher scores indicating more severe disease. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Percentage of Participants With Mucosal Healing at Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Mucosal healing is defined as the complete absence of mucosal ulcerations in any ileocolonic segment. SES-CD grades lesions by location (5 bowel segments: ileum, right colon, transverse colon, left colon, and rectum) using 4 endoscopic variables: ulcer size, extent of ulcerated surface, extent of affected surface, and presence/type of narrowing. Total SES-CD is sum of 4 variables for all 5 bowel segments. Scores range from 0-60 with higher scores indicating more severe disease. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (i.e. first 48 weeks of the study).
Percentage of Participants With Corticosteroid-free Clinical Remission at Week 48 and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Corticosteroid-free Clinical Remission at Week 48 and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF]) is defined as a CDAI score <150 and not taking any corticosteroids for at least 30 days prior to Week 48 and Endpoint assessment. The CDAI score is used to quantify the symptoms of participants with Crohn's Disease. A decrease in CDAI over time indicates improvement in disease activity. In general, CDAI score ranges from 0 to approximately 600; higher score indicates higher disease activities. Participants with missing data were analyzed as non-remitter. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Percentage of Participants With Corticosteroid-free Endoscopic Response at Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Corticosteroid-free endoscopic response defined as a reduction from baseline in SES-CD score of >=50% and not taking any corticosteroids for at least 30 days prior to Weeks 16, 48 and endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF]). SES-CD grades lesions by location (5 bowel segments: ileum, right colon, transverse colon, left colon, and rectum) using 4 endoscopic variables: ulcer size, extent of ulcerated surface, extent of affected surface, and presence/type of narrowing. Total score is sum of 4 variables. Scores range 0-60. Higher scores means severe disease. Participants with missing data were analyzed as No SES-CD Improvement. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint defined as last available postbaseline result within main analysis period (i.e., first 48 weeks).
Change From Baseline in Serum C-reactive Protein (CRP)
Change from baseline in serum CRP were reported. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Change From Baseline in Fecal Calprotectin (FC)
Change from baseline in FC were reported. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Percentage of Participants With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) Response
IBDQ response was defined as >= 16-point improvement in IBDQ total score from baseline. The IBDQ is 32-item questionnaire for participants with IBD used to evaluate disease-specific health-related quality of life. Each item score ranged from 1 (worst possible response) to 7 (best possible response). Each items were grouped into 4 domains: bowel function, emotional status, systemic symptoms and social function. The 4 domains were scored as: 10 to 70 (bowel symptoms); 5 to 35 (systemic symptoms); 12 to 84 (emotional function); 5 to 35 (social function). For each domain, higher score indicated better quality of life. Total score is sum of each item score and ranges from 32 to 224 with higher score indicating better quality of life. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint defined as last available postbaseline result within main analysis period (i.e, first 48 weeks).
Percentage of Participants With 7-point Change From Baseline in Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) Scores for Each Domain
Percentage of participants with 7-point change from baseline in WPAI scores for each domain were reported. WPAI is 6-item (7-day recall period) well-validated questionnaire to measure impairments in work and activities that produces 4 types of domains: absenteeism (work time missed), presenteeism (impairment at work/reduced on-the-job effectiveness), work productivity loss (overall work impairment/absenteeism plus presenteeism), activity impairment. Participants who answered first question of the questionnaire 'Are you currently employed' as 'Yes' were included in absenteeism, presenteeism, and work productivity. In activity impairment all participants were included. Each score range: 0-100, higher scores=greater impairment and less productivity. LOCF: Participants who had missing value at Week 48 or stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint: last available postbaseline result in main analysis period (first 48 weeks).
Change From Baseline in IBDQ Score
The IBDQ is 32-item questionnaire used to evaluate disease-specific health-related quality of life. Each item score ranged from 1 (worst possible response) to 7 (best possible response). Items were grouped into 4 domains: bowel function, emotional status, systemic symptoms and social function with scored as follows: 10 to 70 (bowel symptoms); 5 to 35 (systemic symptoms); 12 to 84 (emotional function); and 5 to 35 (social function). Higher score, better quality of life. Total score is sum of each item score and ranges from 32 to 224. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint defined as last available postbaseline result within main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study). Only participants with non-missing baseline value and at least one non-missing post-baseline value during main treatment period were included in analysis.
Change From Baseline in European Quality Of Life 5 Dimensions 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score
EQ-5D-5L, validated quality-of-life instrument completed by participants. It consists of EQ-5D-5L descriptive system and EQ-VAS. EQ-5D-5L descriptive system comprises 5 dimensions of health (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression) describes participants current health state. Each dimension scores where 1 indicates no problems and 5 indicates extreme problems. EQ-5D-5L VAS records the respondent's self-rated, visual analogue scale score on a scale of 0-100, where 0 labelled as 'the worst health you can imagine and 100 labelled 'the best health you can imagine.' LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint defined as last available postbaseline result within main analysis period (i.e., first 48 weeks).
Changes From Baseline in Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-fatigue (FACIT-F) Scale Score
The FACIT-F scale is a 13-item fatigue scale with a 7-day recall period. It measures the level of fatigue during the usual daily activities. The level of fatigue is measured on a 4-point Likert scale (0=very much fatigue to 4=not at all fatigue). The sum of all responses resulted in the FACIT-Fatigue score for a total possible score of 0 (worst score) to 52 (best score). LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Change From Baseline in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Score
The HADS Score is a validated 14-item scale with 7 of the items relating to anxiety and 7 relating to depression. Each item is scored from 0 to 3, with higher scores indicating greater likelihood of depression or anxiety. Cases of anxiety or depression are each defined by subscale scores of 8 or greater and categorized as normal (score of 0 to 7), mild (score of 8 to 10), moderate (score of 11 to 14), and severe (score of 15 to 21). LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Change From Baseline in WPAI Score
The WPAI questionnaire is a well-validated instrument to measure impairments in work and activities. It is a 6-item questionnaire with a 7-day recall period. The WPAI questionnaire produces 4 types of scores: absenteeism (work time missed), presenteesism (impairment at work/reduced on-the-job effectiveness), work productivity loss (overall work impairment/absenteeism plus presenteeism), and activity impairment. Each score ranges from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating greater impairment and less productivity. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Change From Baseline in Time Lost From Work
Time lost from work was collected by asking the participants a single question, "How many days did you miss from work due to your Crohn's disease in the last 4 weeks?" LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) That Occurred in Participants Administered With Ustekinumab up to Week 48
An adverse event is any untoward medical event that occurs in participants administered an investigational product, and it does not necessarily indicate only events with clear causal relationship with the relevant investigational product.
Change From Baseline in Body Weight
Change from baseline in body weight were reported. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Change From Baseline in Body Mass Index (BMI)
Change from baseline in BMI were reported. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of height (in meters).LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Change From Baseline in Blood Pressure
Change from baseline in Blood Pressure (Systolic Blood Pressure [SPB] and Diastolic Blood Pressure [DBP]) were reported. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (i.e. first 48 weeks of the study).
Change From Baseline in Pulse Rate
Change from baseline in pulse rate were reported. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (i.e. first 48 weeks of the study).

Full Information

First Posted
March 28, 2017
Last Updated
August 16, 2023
Sponsor
Janssen-Cilag Ltd.
search

1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03107793
Brief Title
Study of Treat to Target Versus Routine Care Maintenance Strategies in Crohn's Disease Patients Treated With Ustekinumab
Acronym
STARDUST
Official Title
Study of Treat to Target Versus Routine Care Maintenance Strategies in Crohn's Disease Patients Treated With Ustekinumab
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
August 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
April 19, 2017 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2020 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
July 20, 2021 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Janssen-Cilag Ltd.

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.
Yes
Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a treat to target strategy coupled with early endoscopic assessment versus a clinically driven (routine care) approach in achieving endoscopic response.
Detailed Description
Study investigates benefit of treat to target maintenance treatment strategy versus routine care to test hypothesis that 'treat to target' ustekinumab (UST) maintenance treatment strategy coupled with early endoscopic assessment will result in higher endoscopic response rate after 48 weeks of treatment, compared to pragmatic maintenance treatment strategy. It consists of screening (5 weeks); treatment period (Week 0 to 48); extension period (Weeks 48 to 104) and safety follow up visit (16 weeks after last dose). Participants will be given an option to enter ultrasound sub-study to assess intestinal ultrasound (IUS) parameters indicating transmural changes in response to treatment with UST in participants with Crohn's disease. Study treatment will be unaffected by participation in sub-study which is optional for participants of main study.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Crohn Disease

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 3
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
500 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
All Participants
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
At Week (Wk) 0, all eligible participants will initiate intravenous (IV) induction treatment with ustekinumab (UST) on a weight-tiered basis at a dose of approximately 6 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg). At Week 8, all participants will receive a 90 milligram (mg) subcutaneous (SC) injection of ustekinumab. At Week 16, participants who do not achieve a Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) improvement of greater than or equal to (>=) 70 points versus Week 0 (CDAI 70) will leave the study. Remaining participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either one of two arms for open label maintenance treatment up to Week 48: the treat to target arm or the routine care arm. From Week 48, participants will continue ustekinumab treatment in the study extension period, up to Week 104. Dosing frequency will be adjusted in the extension period for the participants failing to meet the treatment target.
Arm Title
Routine Care Arm
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
In the routine care arm, assessment visits will be scheduled according to the timing of maintenance treatment injections up to Week 48, which will be in compliance with the EU SmPC for ustekinumab for the treatment of Crohn's disease, in which dosing every 12 weeks is recommended. At Week 16, (that is, 8 weeks after the first SC dose) participants continuing in the study will have demonstrated a CDAI-70 response. Nonetheless, participants who have not shown adequate response based on the investigator's judgment may receive a second SC dose at Week 16. During the routine care maintenance treatment period, in case of clinical worsening reported by the participant, consistent with disease flare in the investigator's judgment, clinical assessments of disease flare will be performed at the investigator's discretion.
Arm Title
Treat to Target (T2T) Arm
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
UST maintenance treatment assignment will be based on centrally-read colonoscopy (at Wk16). Participants with <25% improvement in SES-CD score at Wk16 will be assigned to Q8 (8-weekly) treatment and will receive UST 90mg SC at Wk16. In contrast, participants with >=25% improvement in SES-CD score at Wk16 will be assigned to Q12 treatment and will receive next UST dose (90 mg SC) at Wk20. At assessment visits (from Wk24 for participants assigned to the Q8 regimen or from Wk20 for the Q12 group) UST maintenance treatment (up to Wk 48) will be directed by T2T assessments. Participants meeting target will continue with same UST dosing frequency. The dosing frequency will be optimized for all participants failing to meet the target at assessment visit. Those previously on Q12 regimens will be adjusted to Q8 dosing; those previously on Q8 regimens will be adjusted to Q4 dosing. Participants subsequently failing to meet the target will not be able to adjust further and will leave the study.
Arm Title
Exploratory Extension period: From Week 48 to Week 104
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
At Week 48, dose de-escalation will be implemented for participants with both endoscopic remission (SES-CD score <=2) and corticosteroid-free clinical remission of at least 16 weeks duration. Participants receiving 12 weekly dosing frequency (Q12) ustekinumab will maintain this dosing frequency. Participants with either clinical remission or endoscopic remission, but not both, at Week 48 will continue with same dosing frequency or de-escalate provided maintenance of corticosteroid-free clinical remission and biomarker remission at 2 consecutive visits. Participants with neither corticosteroid-free clinical remission nor endoscopic remission will escalate dose or leave study if already on 4 weekly dosing frequency (Q4) dose. If neither clinical remission nor biomarker remission is evident at the next visit, participant will leave study. Later in the extension period, only those who achieve corticosteroid-free clinical remission and biomarker remission will undergo dose de-escalation.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Ustekinumab
Intervention Description
Participants will receive IV induction treatment with ustekinumab on a weight-tiered basis at a dose of approximately 6 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) IV. At Week 8, all participants will receive a 90 mg SC injection of ustekinumab. During the routine care maintenance treatment period, in case of clinical worsening reported by the participant, consistent with disease flare in the investigator's judgment, clinical assessments of disease flare will be performed at the investigator's discretion.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Response at Week 48
Description
Endoscopic response defined as showing a reduction from baseline in simple endoscopic score for Crohn's disease (SES-CD) of greater than or equal to (>=) 50 percent (%). SES-CD is a validated instrument reflecting an endoscopist global appraisal of mucosal lesions in Crohn's disease. SES-CD grades lesions by location (5 bowel segments: ileum, right colon, transverse colon, left colon, and rectum) using 4 endoscopic variables: ulcer size, extent of ulcerated surface, extent of affected surface, and presence/type of narrowing. Total SES-CD is sum of 4 variables for all 5 bowel segments. Scores range from 0-60 with higher scores indicating more severe disease. Randomized participants who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 due to any reason, or participants without endoscopic data at Week 48 were analyzed as nonresponders.
Time Frame
Week 48
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Response at Week 48 (Premature Drop-outs Excluded)
Description
Endoscopic response defined as showing a reduction from baseline in SES-CD (a validated instrument reflecting an endoscopist's global appraisal of mucosal lesions) score of >=50%. SES-CD grades lesions by location (5 bowel segments: ileum, right colon, transverse colon, left colon, and rectum) using 4 endoscopic variables: ulcer size, extent of ulcerated surface, extent of affected surface, and presence/type of narrowing. Total SES-CD is calculated as sum of 4 variables for 5 bowel segments. Scores ranges 0-60. Higher scores indicates more severe disease. Randomized participants who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 due to reasons other than lack/loss of efficacy were excluded from analysis.
Time Frame
Week 48
Title
Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Response at Week 48 (Last Observation Carried Forward [LOCF])
Description
Endoscopic response defined as a reduction from baseline in SES-CD score of >= 50%. SES-CD is a validated instrument reflecting an endoscopist global appraisal of mucosal lesions in Crohn's disease. SES-CD grades lesions by location (5 bowel segments: ileum, right colon, transverse colon, left colon, and rectum) using 4 endoscopic variables: ulcer size, extent of ulcerated surface, extent of affected surface, and presence/type of narrowing. The total SES-CD was calculated as the sum of the 4 variables for the 5 bowel segments. Scores range from 0 to 60, with higher scores indicating more severe disease. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward.
Time Frame
Week 48 (LOCF)
Title
Percentage of Participants With Clinical Response at Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Description
Clinical response defined as a >=100-point reduction from the baseline in Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) score, or a CDAI score of <150. The CDAI score is used to quantify the symptoms of participants with Crohn's Disease. A decrease in CDAI over time indicates improvement in disease activity. In general, CDAI score ranges from 0 to approximately 600; higher score indicates higher disease activities. Participants with missing data were considered as non-responder. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Percentage of Participants With Clinical Remission at Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Description
Clinical Remission defined as a CDAI score of <150 points. The CDAI score is used to quantify the symptoms of participants with Crohn's Disease. A decrease in CDAI over time indicates improvement in disease activity. In general, CDAI score ranges from 0 to approximately 600; higher score indicates higher disease activities. Participants with missing data were considered as non-remitter. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Remission at Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Description
Percentage of participants with Endoscopic remission defined as SES-CD score <=2 at Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF]) were reported. SES-CD is a validated instrument reflecting an endoscopist global appraisal of mucosal lesions in Crohn's disease. SES-CD grades lesions by location (5 bowel segments: ileum, right colon, transverse colon, left colon, and rectum) using 4 endoscopic variables: ulcer size, extent of ulcerated surface, extent of affected surface, and presence/type of narrowing. Total SES-CD is sum of 4 variables for all 5 bowel segments. Scores range from 0-60 with higher scores indicating more severe disease. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Percentage of Participants With Mucosal Healing at Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Description
Mucosal healing is defined as the complete absence of mucosal ulcerations in any ileocolonic segment. SES-CD grades lesions by location (5 bowel segments: ileum, right colon, transverse colon, left colon, and rectum) using 4 endoscopic variables: ulcer size, extent of ulcerated surface, extent of affected surface, and presence/type of narrowing. Total SES-CD is sum of 4 variables for all 5 bowel segments. Scores range from 0-60 with higher scores indicating more severe disease. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (i.e. first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Percentage of Participants With Corticosteroid-free Clinical Remission at Week 48 and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Description
Corticosteroid-free Clinical Remission at Week 48 and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF]) is defined as a CDAI score <150 and not taking any corticosteroids for at least 30 days prior to Week 48 and Endpoint assessment. The CDAI score is used to quantify the symptoms of participants with Crohn's Disease. A decrease in CDAI over time indicates improvement in disease activity. In general, CDAI score ranges from 0 to approximately 600; higher score indicates higher disease activities. Participants with missing data were analyzed as non-remitter. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Week 48 and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Percentage of Participants With Corticosteroid-free Endoscopic Response at Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Description
Corticosteroid-free endoscopic response defined as a reduction from baseline in SES-CD score of >=50% and not taking any corticosteroids for at least 30 days prior to Weeks 16, 48 and endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF]). SES-CD grades lesions by location (5 bowel segments: ileum, right colon, transverse colon, left colon, and rectum) using 4 endoscopic variables: ulcer size, extent of ulcerated surface, extent of affected surface, and presence/type of narrowing. Total score is sum of 4 variables. Scores range 0-60. Higher scores means severe disease. Participants with missing data were analyzed as No SES-CD Improvement. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint defined as last available postbaseline result within main analysis period (i.e., first 48 weeks).
Time Frame
Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Change From Baseline in Serum C-reactive Protein (CRP)
Description
Change from baseline in serum CRP were reported. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Baseline, Weeks 16, 48 and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF]
Title
Change From Baseline in Fecal Calprotectin (FC)
Description
Change from baseline in FC were reported. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Baseline, Weeks 16, 48 and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Percentage of Participants With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) Response
Description
IBDQ response was defined as >= 16-point improvement in IBDQ total score from baseline. The IBDQ is 32-item questionnaire for participants with IBD used to evaluate disease-specific health-related quality of life. Each item score ranged from 1 (worst possible response) to 7 (best possible response). Each items were grouped into 4 domains: bowel function, emotional status, systemic symptoms and social function. The 4 domains were scored as: 10 to 70 (bowel symptoms); 5 to 35 (systemic symptoms); 12 to 84 (emotional function); 5 to 35 (social function). For each domain, higher score indicated better quality of life. Total score is sum of each item score and ranges from 32 to 224 with higher score indicating better quality of life. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint defined as last available postbaseline result within main analysis period (i.e, first 48 weeks).
Time Frame
Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Percentage of Participants With 7-point Change From Baseline in Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) Scores for Each Domain
Description
Percentage of participants with 7-point change from baseline in WPAI scores for each domain were reported. WPAI is 6-item (7-day recall period) well-validated questionnaire to measure impairments in work and activities that produces 4 types of domains: absenteeism (work time missed), presenteeism (impairment at work/reduced on-the-job effectiveness), work productivity loss (overall work impairment/absenteeism plus presenteeism), activity impairment. Participants who answered first question of the questionnaire 'Are you currently employed' as 'Yes' were included in absenteeism, presenteeism, and work productivity. In activity impairment all participants were included. Each score range: 0-100, higher scores=greater impairment and less productivity. LOCF: Participants who had missing value at Week 48 or stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint: last available postbaseline result in main analysis period (first 48 weeks).
Time Frame
Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Change From Baseline in IBDQ Score
Description
The IBDQ is 32-item questionnaire used to evaluate disease-specific health-related quality of life. Each item score ranged from 1 (worst possible response) to 7 (best possible response). Items were grouped into 4 domains: bowel function, emotional status, systemic symptoms and social function with scored as follows: 10 to 70 (bowel symptoms); 5 to 35 (systemic symptoms); 12 to 84 (emotional function); and 5 to 35 (social function). Higher score, better quality of life. Total score is sum of each item score and ranges from 32 to 224. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint defined as last available postbaseline result within main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study). Only participants with non-missing baseline value and at least one non-missing post-baseline value during main treatment period were included in analysis.
Time Frame
Baseline, Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Change From Baseline in European Quality Of Life 5 Dimensions 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score
Description
EQ-5D-5L, validated quality-of-life instrument completed by participants. It consists of EQ-5D-5L descriptive system and EQ-VAS. EQ-5D-5L descriptive system comprises 5 dimensions of health (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression) describes participants current health state. Each dimension scores where 1 indicates no problems and 5 indicates extreme problems. EQ-5D-5L VAS records the respondent's self-rated, visual analogue scale score on a scale of 0-100, where 0 labelled as 'the worst health you can imagine and 100 labelled 'the best health you can imagine.' LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint defined as last available postbaseline result within main analysis period (i.e., first 48 weeks).
Time Frame
Baseline, Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Changes From Baseline in Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-fatigue (FACIT-F) Scale Score
Description
The FACIT-F scale is a 13-item fatigue scale with a 7-day recall period. It measures the level of fatigue during the usual daily activities. The level of fatigue is measured on a 4-point Likert scale (0=very much fatigue to 4=not at all fatigue). The sum of all responses resulted in the FACIT-Fatigue score for a total possible score of 0 (worst score) to 52 (best score). LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Baseline, Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Change From Baseline in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Score
Description
The HADS Score is a validated 14-item scale with 7 of the items relating to anxiety and 7 relating to depression. Each item is scored from 0 to 3, with higher scores indicating greater likelihood of depression or anxiety. Cases of anxiety or depression are each defined by subscale scores of 8 or greater and categorized as normal (score of 0 to 7), mild (score of 8 to 10), moderate (score of 11 to 14), and severe (score of 15 to 21). LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Baseline, Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Change From Baseline in WPAI Score
Description
The WPAI questionnaire is a well-validated instrument to measure impairments in work and activities. It is a 6-item questionnaire with a 7-day recall period. The WPAI questionnaire produces 4 types of scores: absenteeism (work time missed), presenteesism (impairment at work/reduced on-the-job effectiveness), work productivity loss (overall work impairment/absenteeism plus presenteeism), and activity impairment. Each score ranges from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating greater impairment and less productivity. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Baseline, Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Change From Baseline in Time Lost From Work
Description
Time lost from work was collected by asking the participants a single question, "How many days did you miss from work due to your Crohn's disease in the last 4 weeks?" LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Baseline, Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) That Occurred in Participants Administered With Ustekinumab up to Week 48
Description
An adverse event is any untoward medical event that occurs in participants administered an investigational product, and it does not necessarily indicate only events with clear causal relationship with the relevant investigational product.
Time Frame
Up to Week 48
Title
Change From Baseline in Body Weight
Description
Change from baseline in body weight were reported. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Baseline, Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Change From Baseline in Body Mass Index (BMI)
Description
Change from baseline in BMI were reported. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of height (in meters).LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (that is, first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Baseline, Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Change From Baseline in Blood Pressure
Description
Change from baseline in Blood Pressure (Systolic Blood Pressure [SPB] and Diastolic Blood Pressure [DBP]) were reported. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (i.e. first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Baseline, Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])
Title
Change From Baseline in Pulse Rate
Description
Change from baseline in pulse rate were reported. LOCF: Participants who had a missing value at Week 48 or who stopped treatment before reaching Week 48 had their last non-missing value carried forward. Endpoint is defined as the last available postbaseline result within the main analysis period (i.e. first 48 weeks of the study).
Time Frame
Baseline, Weeks 16, 48, and Endpoint (Week 48 [LOCF])

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Main Study: Have active, moderate to severe, ileal and/or colonic Crohn's disease, demonstrated by: baseline CDAI score of greater than or equal to (>=) 220 and less than equal to (<=) 450, and endoscopy with evidence of active Crohn's disease (defined as simple endoscopic score for Crohn's disease [SES-CD] score >=3 excluding the contribution of the narrowing component score) obtained within the 5 week screening period. A prior endoscopy may be used only if obtained within 3 months prior to baseline (Week 0), in which case the prior endoscopy must be centrally read again and SES-CD calculated based on this second, centralized read-out Has had an inadequate response with, lost response to, was intolerant to, or had medical contraindications to either conventional therapy, or one previous biologic therapy approved for the treatment of Crohn's disease in the countries in which the study is conducted Are eligible according to tuberculosis (TB) infection screening criteria Must sign an informed consent form (ICF) or their legally acceptable representative if applicable must sign) indicating that he or she understands the purpose of, and procedures required for, the study and is willing to participate in the study. Sub-study: Be enrolled into the main study at a participating site Sign a separate ICF indicating that they understand the purpose of and procedures required for this sub-study and are willing to participate in the sub-study Satisfy all inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria specified in the main study Exclusion Criteria: Main Study: Has complications of Crohn's disease such as symptomatic strictures or stenoses, short gut syndrome, or any other manifestation that might be anticipated to require surgery, could preclude the use of the Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) to assess response to therapy, or would possibly confound the ability to assess the effect of treatment with ustekinumab Currently has or is suspected to have an abscess. Recent cutaneous and perianal abscesses are not exclusionary if drained and adequately treated at least 3 weeks prior to baseline, or 8 weeks prior to baseline for intra-abdominal abscesses, provided there is no anticipated need for any further surgery. Participants with active fistulas may be included if there is no anticipation of a need for surgery and there are currently no abscesses identified Has had any kind of bowel resection within 6 months prior to baseline Has a draining (i.e, functioning) stoma or ostomy Has received more than one previous biologic therapy approved for the treatment of Crohn's disease in the countries in which the study is conducted Sub-study: Obesity or other characteristics considered likely to preclude intestinal ultrasound (IUS) visualization of the affected bowel segment Normal bowel wall thickness (BWT) (that is, <=2.0 millimeter [mm] for the terminal ileum; <=3.0 mm for the colon) for all bowel segments at baseline (Week 0)
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Janssen Cilag Ltd. Clinical Trial
Organizational Affiliation
Janssen-Cilag Ltd.
Official's Role
Study Director
Facility Information:
Facility Name
GZA Ziekenhuizen
City
Antwerpen
ZIP/Postal Code
2018
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
Imelda Ziekenhuis
City
Bonheiden
ZIP/Postal Code
2820
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
UZ Brussel
City
Brussel
ZIP/Postal Code
1090
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
City
Brussel
ZIP/Postal Code
1200
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
City
Edegem
ZIP/Postal Code
2650
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
AZ Maria Middelares
City
Gent
ZIP/Postal Code
9000
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
UZ Gent
City
Gent
ZIP/Postal Code
9000
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
Az Groeninge
City
Kortrijk
ZIP/Postal Code
8500
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
UZ Leuven
City
Leuven
ZIP/Postal Code
3000
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
CHC MontLegia
City
Liège
ZIP/Postal Code
4000
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
CHU de Liège
City
Liège
ZIP/Postal Code
4000
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
Algemeen Ziekenhuis Jan Palfijn Merksem
City
Merksem
ZIP/Postal Code
2170
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
AZ Damiaan
City
Oostende
ZIP/Postal Code
8400
Country
Belgium
Facility Name
Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove
City
Hradec Kralove
ZIP/Postal Code
500 05
Country
Czechia
Facility Name
Hepato-gastroenterologie HK, s.r.o.
City
Hradec Kralove
ZIP/Postal Code
500 12
Country
Czechia
Facility Name
EGK s.r.o. - Sanatorium sv. Anny
City
Prague
ZIP/Postal Code
13000
Country
Czechia
Facility Name
AXON Clinical s.r.o.
City
Prague
ZIP/Postal Code
15000
Country
Czechia
Facility Name
MEDIENDO s.r.o.
City
Prague
ZIP/Postal Code
186 00
Country
Czechia
Facility Name
ISCARE a.s.
City
Praha 9
ZIP/Postal Code
190 00
Country
Czechia
Facility Name
Aalborg University Hospital
City
Aalborg
ZIP/Postal Code
9100
Country
Denmark
Facility Name
Aarhus Kommunehospital
City
Aarhus C.
ZIP/Postal Code
DK-8000
Country
Denmark
Facility Name
Abdominalcenter K
City
København NV
ZIP/Postal Code
2400
Country
Denmark
Facility Name
Odense Universitetshospital
City
Odense
ZIP/Postal Code
5000
Country
Denmark
Facility Name
Silkeborg Hospital
City
Silkeborg
ZIP/Postal Code
8600
Country
Denmark
Facility Name
Vejle Sygehus
City
Vejle
ZIP/Postal Code
7100
Country
Denmark
Facility Name
Hopital Beaujon
City
Clichy
ZIP/Postal Code
92110
Country
France
Facility Name
CHU Grenoble
City
La Tronche
ZIP/Postal Code
38700
Country
France
Facility Name
Hopital de Bicetre
City
Le Kremlin Bicêtre
ZIP/Postal Code
94270
Country
France
Facility Name
Hopital Claude Huriez
City
Lille
ZIP/Postal Code
59037
Country
France
Facility Name
CHU Saint Eloi
City
Montpellier
ZIP/Postal Code
34295
Country
France
Facility Name
CHU de Nice Hopital de l Archet
City
Nice
ZIP/Postal Code
6202
Country
France
Facility Name
Hopital Saint-Louis
City
Paris
ZIP/Postal Code
75010
Country
France
Facility Name
CHU Bordeaux
City
Pessac
ZIP/Postal Code
33600
Country
France
Facility Name
Hospices Civils de Lyon HCL
City
Pierre Bénite
ZIP/Postal Code
69495
Country
France
Facility Name
CHU Saint-etienne
City
Saint Priest en jarez
ZIP/Postal Code
42270
Country
France
Facility Name
CHU Rangueil
City
Toulouse
ZIP/Postal Code
31059
Country
France
Facility Name
CHU-Nancy
City
Vandoeuvre les Nancy
ZIP/Postal Code
54511
Country
France
Facility Name
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum
City
Berlin
ZIP/Postal Code
13353
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Agaplesion Frankfurter Diakonie Kliniken GmbH, Markus Krankenhaus
City
Frankfurt
ZIP/Postal Code
60431
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
City
Hannover
ZIP/Postal Code
30625
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Staedtisches Klinikum Lueneburg
City
Lueneburg
ZIP/Postal Code
21339
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Universitaetsklinikum Mannheim
City
Mannheim
ZIP/Postal Code
68167
Country
Germany
Facility Name
MVZ Portal10
City
Muenster
ZIP/Postal Code
48151
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Policlinico di Bari Ospedale Giovanni XXIII
City
Bari
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi
City
Bologna
ZIP/Postal Code
40138
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
City
Milano
ZIP/Postal Code
20122
Country
Italy
Facility Name
ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco
City
Milano
ZIP/Postal Code
20157
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Ospedale Classificato Equiparato Sacro Cuore Don Calabria di Negrar
City
Negrar (VR)
ZIP/Postal Code
37024
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Ospedale Villa Sofia-Cervello
City
Palermo
ZIP/Postal Code
90146
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Azienda Ospedaliera G.Salvini Ospedale di Rho
City
RHO
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo - Roma
City
Roma
ZIP/Postal Code
00152
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli Università Cattolica
City
Roma
ZIP/Postal Code
168
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Istituto Clinico Humanitas
City
Rozzano
ZIP/Postal Code
20089
Country
Italy
Facility Name
IRCCS Policlinico San Donato
City
San Donato Milanese
ZIP/Postal Code
20097
Country
Italy
Facility Name
AO Ordine Mauriziano
City
Torino
ZIP/Postal Code
10128
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine
City
Udine
ZIP/Postal Code
33100
Country
Italy
Facility Name
Meander Medisch Centrum
City
Amersfoort
ZIP/Postal Code
3813 TZ
Country
Netherlands
Facility Name
AMC
City
Amsterdam
ZIP/Postal Code
1105 AZ
Country
Netherlands
Facility Name
Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis
City
Dordrecht
ZIP/Postal Code
3318 AT
Country
Netherlands
Facility Name
Rivas Zorggroep, Beatrixziekenhuis
City
Gorinchem
ZIP/Postal Code
4200 AB
Country
Netherlands
Facility Name
UMCG
City
Groningen
ZIP/Postal Code
9713 GZ
Country
Netherlands
Facility Name
Erasmus MC
City
Rotterdam
ZIP/Postal Code
3015 CE
Country
Netherlands
Facility Name
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, EPE
City
Coimbra
ZIP/Postal Code
3000-075
Country
Portugal
Facility Name
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Algarve
City
Faro
ZIP/Postal Code
8000-386
Country
Portugal
Facility Name
Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, EPE - Hospital Santo Antonio dos Capuchos
City
Lisboa
ZIP/Postal Code
1169-050
Country
Portugal
Facility Name
Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, EPE/Hosp. Santa Maria
City
Lisboa
ZIP/Postal Code
1649-035
Country
Portugal
Facility Name
Centro Hospitalar do Porto, EPE
City
Porto
ZIP/Postal Code
4099-001
Country
Portugal
Facility Name
Centro Hospitalar de São João, EPE
City
Porto
ZIP/Postal Code
4200-319
Country
Portugal
Facility Name
Centro Hospitalar de Tondela Viseu, EPE
City
Viseu
ZIP/Postal Code
3504-509
Country
Portugal
Facility Name
FNsP F.D.R. Banska Bystrica
City
Banska Bystrica
ZIP/Postal Code
975 17
Country
Slovakia
Facility Name
Gastroenterology Department GASTROMART s.r.o.
City
Bardejov
ZIP/Postal Code
085 01
Country
Slovakia
Facility Name
Gastroenterology Center ASSIDUO
City
Bratislava
ZIP/Postal Code
811 08
Country
Slovakia
Facility Name
University Hospital in Bratislava, St. Cyril and Method Hospital
City
Bratislava
ZIP/Postal Code
851 07
Country
Slovakia
Facility Name
KM Management spol. s r.o.
City
Nitra
ZIP/Postal Code
949 01
Country
Slovakia
Facility Name
GASTRO I. s.r.o.
City
Presov
ZIP/Postal Code
080 01
Country
Slovakia
Facility Name
Gastroenterology Department ENDOMED, s.r.o.
City
Vranov nad Toplou
ZIP/Postal Code
093 01
Country
Slovakia
Facility Name
Hosp. Gral. Univ. de Alicante
City
Alicante
ZIP/Postal Code
3010
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hosp. Univ. Germans Trias I Pujol
City
Badalona
ZIP/Postal Code
08916
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hosp. Clinic I Provincial de Barcelona
City
Barcelona
ZIP/Postal Code
08036
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hosp. Reina Sofia
City
Córdoba
ZIP/Postal Code
14004
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hosp. Arquitecto Marcide
City
El Ferrol
ZIP/Postal Code
15405
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hosp. Univ. de Bellvitge
City
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
ZIP/Postal Code
08907
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hosp. Univ. de La Princesa
City
Madrid
ZIP/Postal Code
28006
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hosp. Gral. Univ. Gregorio Maranon
City
Madrid
ZIP/Postal Code
28007
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hosp. Univ. La Paz
City
Madrid
ZIP/Postal Code
28046
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hosp. de Manises
City
Manises
ZIP/Postal Code
46940
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hosp. Univ. Son Espases
City
Palma de Mallorca
ZIP/Postal Code
07120
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hosp. Virgen Del Rocio
City
Sevilla
ZIP/Postal Code
41013
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hosp. Clinico Univ. de Valencia
City
Valencia
ZIP/Postal Code
46010
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hosp. Univ. I Politecni La Fe
City
Valencia
ZIP/Postal Code
46026
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Hosp. Clinico Univ. Lozano Blesa
City
Zaragoza
ZIP/Postal Code
50009
Country
Spain
Facility Name
Skane University Hospital
City
Lund
ZIP/Postal Code
SE-22185
Country
Sweden
Facility Name
Karolinska University Hospital
City
Solna
ZIP/Postal Code
SE-17176
Country
Sweden
Facility Name
Medicinkliniken
City
Stockholm
ZIP/Postal Code
11281
Country
Sweden
Facility Name
Danderyd Hospital
City
Stockholm
ZIP/Postal Code
SE-11828
Country
Sweden
Facility Name
Royal Victoria Hospital
City
Belfast
ZIP/Postal Code
BT12 6BA
Country
United Kingdom
Facility Name
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
City
Darlington
ZIP/Postal Code
DL3 6HX
Country
United Kingdom
Facility Name
Ninewells Hospital
City
Dundee
ZIP/Postal Code
DD1 9SY
Country
United Kingdom
Facility Name
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
City
Glasgow
ZIP/Postal Code
G4 0SF
Country
United Kingdom
Facility Name
Royal London Hospital
City
London
ZIP/Postal Code
E1 1BB
Country
United Kingdom
Facility Name
Guy's & St Thomas Hospital
City
London
ZIP/Postal Code
SE1 7EH
Country
United Kingdom
Facility Name
Kings College Hospital NHS Trust
City
London
ZIP/Postal Code
SE5 9RS
Country
United Kingdom
Facility Name
St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
City
London
ZIP/Postal Code
SW17 0QT
Country
United Kingdom
Facility Name
Whiston Hospital
City
Prescot
ZIP/Postal Code
L35 5DR
Country
United Kingdom
Facility Name
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
City
Salford
ZIP/Postal Code
M6 8HD
Country
United Kingdom
Facility Name
Southampton University Hospital
City
Southampton
ZIP/Postal Code
SO16 6YD
Country
United Kingdom
Facility Name
Musgrove Park Hospital
City
Taunton
ZIP/Postal Code
TA1 5DA
Country
United Kingdom

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
35842121
Citation
Kucharzik T, Wilkens R, D'Agostino MA, Maconi G, Le Bars M, Lahaye M, Bravata I, Nazar M, Ni L, Ercole E, Allocca M, Machkova N, de Voogd FAE, Palmela C, Vaughan R, Maaser C; STARDUST Intestinal Ultrasound study group. Early Ultrasound Response and Progressive Transmural Remission After Treatment With Ustekinumab in Crohn's Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Jan;21(1):153-163.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.05.055. Epub 2022 Jul 14.
Results Reference
derived
PubMed Identifier
35120656
Citation
Danese S, Vermeire S, D'Haens G, Panes J, Dignass A, Magro F, Nazar M, Le Bars M, Lahaye M, Ni L, Bravata I, Lavie F, Daperno M, Lukas M, Armuzzi A, Lowenberg M, Gaya DR, Peyrin-Biroulet L; STARDUST study group. Treat to target versus standard of care for patients with Crohn's disease treated with ustekinumab (STARDUST): an open-label, multicentre, randomised phase 3b trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Apr;7(4):294-306. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00474-X. Epub 2022 Feb 1. Erratum In: Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Apr;7(4):e8.
Results Reference
derived

Learn more about this trial

Study of Treat to Target Versus Routine Care Maintenance Strategies in Crohn's Disease Patients Treated With Ustekinumab

We'll reach out to this number within 24 hrs