Status:

COMPLETED

A Study Comparing the Acceptability of Pentasa® Sachets Versus Pentasa® Tablets in Children With Crohn´s Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Conditions:

Crohn's Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-18 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The primary objective of the clinical trial is the assessment of the acceptability of the new Pentasa formulation - PentasaR Sachets in comparison with the reference PentasaR tablets 500 mg in childre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Established diagnose of Crohn's disease
  • Age 8-18 years, both sexes
  • Weight above 40 kg
  • Oral maintenance treatment with 5-ASA and any concomitant antinflammatory medication (maintained at the same dose during the study) before inclusion is permitted,
  • written informed consent obtained (patient and his/her guardian)

Exclusion

  • Patients with a history of allergy to salicylates
  • Patients with known significant hepatic or renal function abnormalities
  • Positive enteric pathogens in stool (Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, Campylobacter)
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Patients with a known history of disease, including mental/emotional disorder, that would interfere with their participation in the study,
  • Patients who participated in another clinical study in the last 3 months,
  • Patients who are unable to comply with the requirements of the protocol
  • Patients who are unable to fill in the diary cards

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00225810

Start Date

October 1 2005

End Date

February 1 2006

Last Update

May 19 2011

Active Locations (2)

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Faculty Hospital Bulovka, Paediatric Clinic

Prague, Czechia

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Faculty Hospital Motol, Paediatric Clinic

Prague, Czechia