Active clinical trials for "Crohn Disease"

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of long-term treatment with brodalumab in adults with Crohn's disease.

This is a double-blind, double-dummy, prednisolone-controlled, multi-center, randomized, parallel-group clinical study to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of repeated infliximab infusions in order to maintain Crohn's disease remission at the end of the study.

The investigational product, named Ovasave (Ova-Treg), is a cell-based therapy, consisting of an autologous antigen-specific regulatory type 1 T lymphocyte expanded population administered via the intravenous route as an infusion. The study is a multicenter, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, multi-dose and multi-injection study; followed with a 16-week phase with either the possibility for an open-label treatment part or a safety follow-up part with no injection. Then, the patients will be followed in an additional long-term safety follow-up, of maximum duration of 3 years from the first administration.

The primary objective is to determine the efficacy of rifaximin DR also referred to as Extended Intestinal Release (EIR) tablets vs. placebo for the induction of clinical remission and endoscopic response following 16 weeks of treatment in participants presenting with active moderate Crohn's disease. A key secondary objective is to evaluate clinical and endoscopic remission following an additional 36 weeks of treatment.

The primary objective is to determine the efficacy of rifaximin DR also referred to as Extended Intestinal Release (EIR) tablets vs. placebo for the induction of clinical remission and endoscopic response following 16 weeks of treatment in participants presenting with active moderate Crohn's disease. A key secondary objective is to evaluate clinical and endoscopic remission following an additional 36 weeks of treatment.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) refers to two chronic diseases (Crohn's disease and Ulcerative colitis) both complex disorders requiring a long-term management, with significant healthcare resource consumption. Traditionally IBD patients has been treated by a variety of health care professional including doctors with specialist qualifications, assistant doctors, general practitioner or scarcity of follow-up-service. Lately there has been a shift in the health care service from conventional follow - up (CF) to a rising numbers of health care models in term of Multidisciplinary team (MDT) also including care for IBD patients. MDT- models have been identified as important for continuity in patient centred care where nurses have a key role within the team by enhancing patient care. Patients have directly access to the IBD nurse who performing independently consultations at the IBD - Policlinic. This study will test the hypothesis that MDT including an IBD - nurse is preferable concerning; patient reported Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) Quality of Care (QoC), and clinical outcomes including adherence. This will be a retrospective clinical quality survey with a single time point measurement, with consecutive recruitments of patients in the course of a 12-month period. Data will be collected from medical records and patient questionnaires. Investigators plan involving 300 participants aged >18 and < 80 recruited from Medical departments in North Norway and from Diakonhjemmet in Oslo. Half will be from CF-models and half from the IBD - MDT. The study have approval from the local Ethics committee and application to the Data protection Officer has been submitted. All participants are asked for provide written consent. The results can potentially contribute; to a better utilization of health care resources, improve quality of health and quality of care. In a nurse-perspective, this organising model can be valuable in recruiting nurses by presenting a new challenging task concept, and identify the gaps in their own knowledge and skills. A well-established MDT can also be reasonable in a cost effective way by decreasing hospitalisation and fee up clinical spaces for the gastroenterologist.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of soluble dietary fiber on bacterial translocation and mucosal immunology in patients with Crohn's disease.

Hypothesis: Cimzia provides superior reduction in endoscopic and clinical recurrence rates compared to mesalamine in the treatment of Crohn's disease one-year following ileocolectomy for Crohn's disease. To evaluate the difference in clinical recurrence rates between certolizumab and mesalamine after 4 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months of use following ileocolectomy for Crohn's disease using the Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI). To compare the endoscopic recurrence rates at one year following surgery between patients treated with certolizumab and mesalamine. To compare medication side-effects and tolerance of therapy, including the need to interrupt therapy due to side-effects, the incidence of opportunistic infections, and a general assessment of each patient's health and well-being using the short-form 36 (SF-36).

This phase II trial studies how well giving a donor bone marrow transplant (BMT) works in treating patients with refractory Crohn's Disease. We will select patients with severe Crohn's Disease and active inflammation despite the best medical and surgical treatments. These patients must be healthy enough to undergo a transplantation procedure. They cannot have an active infection, and their heart, lungs, kidneys, and liver cannot be failing. The transplant procedure starts with chemotherapy and a small dose of radiation, to weaken a patient's immune system so that it will accept bone marrow cells from another person. After that other person's bone marrow cells are given to the patient, immune suppressive medicines are given to prevent the new cells from being rejected and to stop those cells from damaging the patient. After the new donor cells start to work, blood counts will rise and the new immune system will start to grow. During this time, there is a risk of infection. Antibiotics and anti-viral drugs will be given to prevent infection. When the new donor cells are well-established, immune suppressive medicines are discontinued. We will examine parts of the intestine that were inflamed before the start of the transplant procedure, to be sure the Crohn's Disease has disappeared after the transplant. Patients will be formally evaluated for Crohn's activity at around 100 days after transplant, and yearly after that for 5 years.

The purpose of this study is to characterize the safety, efficacy and dose response of BMS-945429 in subjects with moderate to severe Crohn's disease and who have had an insufficient response to conventional therapy or have failed Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor (anti-TNF) therapy.