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Study NCT00554099   Information provided by Warner Chilcott

First Received on November 2, 2007.   Last Updated on June 29, 2011   History of Changes
Results First Received: March 14, 2011  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study;   Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment;   Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator);   Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition: Diverticulitis
Interventions: Drug: Mesalamine
Drug: Probiotic
Drug: Placebo
Other: Dietary Advice
Drug: Antibiotic for Diverticulitis

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Recruitment Details
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First patient screened 6 Dec 2007

Pre-Assignment Details
Significant events and approaches for the overall study following participant enrollment, but prior to group assignment
Randomization 1:1:1 ratio with subsequent stratification based on number of prior episodes (1 attack vs. more than 1 attack).

Reporting Groups
  Description
Placebo Placebo tablets (matching mesalamine, 6 tablets daily)
Mesalamine 400 mg mesalamine (6 tablets daily)
Mesalamine & Probiotic 400 mg mesalamine (6 tablets daily) plus Align (1 capsule daily)

Participant Flow for 2 periods

Period 1:   Treatment Period (12 Weeks)
    Placebo     Mesalamine     Mesalamine & Probiotic  
STARTED     41     40     36  
COMPLETED     29     32     27  
NOT COMPLETED     12     8     9  
Adverse Event                 3                 5                 1  
Physician Decision                 3                 0                 0  
Lost to Follow-up                 1                 0                 2  
Recurrent diverticulitis,surgery require                 1                 2                 0  
Protocol Violation                 0                 0                 2  
Withdrawal by Subject                 4                 1                 4  

Period 2:   Non-Treatment Phase (9 Months)
    Placebo     Mesalamine     Mesalamine & Probiotic  
STARTED     29     32     27  
COMPLETED     22     27     24  
NOT COMPLETED     7     5     3  
Lost to Follow-up                 1                 2                 0  
Relapse                 2                 1                 1  
Withdrawal by Subject                 4                 2                 2  



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Reporting Groups
  Description
Placebo Placebo tablets (matching mesalamine, 6 tablets daily)
Mesalamine 400 mg mesalamine (6 tablets daily)
Mesalamine & Probiotic 400 mg mesalamine (6 tablets daily) plus Align (1 capsule daily)

Baseline Measures
    Placebo     Mesalamine     Mesalamine & Probiotic     Total  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
  41     40     36     117  
Age, Customized  
[units: Participants]
       
< 65 years     31     28     25     84  
>= 65 years     10     12     11     33  
Gender  
[units: participants]
       
Female     19     23     19     61  
Male     22     17     17     56  
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)  
[units: Participants]
       
Hispanic or Latino     4     2     4     10  
Not Hispanic or Latino     37     38     32     107  
Unknown or Not Reported     0     0     0     0  
Race/Ethnicity, Customized  
[units: Participants]
       
Caucasian     39     39     33     111  
Black     2     0     2     4  
Asian (Oriental)     0     0     1     1  
Multi-racial     0     1     0     1  
Region of Enrollment  
[units: participants]
       
United States     41     40     36     117  



  Outcome Measures
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1.  Primary:   Global Symptom Score (GSS) at Week 12, Primary Efficacy Population   [ Time Frame: 12 Weeks ]

2.  Secondary:   Percentage of Responders at Week 12 - ITT Population   [ Time Frame: 12 Weeks ]

3.  Secondary:   Percentage of Responders at Week 52 - ITT Population   [ Time Frame: 52 Weeks ]

4.  Secondary:   Change in GSS From Baseline to Week 12 - ITT Population   [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 12 ]

5.  Secondary:   Change in GSS From Baseline to Week 52 - ITT Population   [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 52 ]

6.  Secondary:   Withdrawal Due to Surgery for Diverticulitis, Percentage, ITT Population, Week 12   [ Time Frame: 12 Weeks ]

7.  Secondary:   Recurrent Diverticulitis, Percentage, ITT Population, Week 12   [ Time Frame: 12 Weeks ]

8.  Secondary:   Recurrent Diverticulitis, Percentage, ITT Population, Week 52   [ Time Frame: 52 Weeks ]


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Certain Agreements:  
Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
There IS an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.
The agreement is:
unchecked The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is more than 60 days but less than or equal to 180 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
unchecked Other disclosure agreement that restricts the right of the PI to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.


Limitations and Caveats
Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data
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Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Grexan Wulff, Manager Regulatory Affairs
Organization: Warner Chilcott
phone: 973-442-3376
e-mail: gwulff@wcrx.com


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Responsible Party: Simon Magowan, MD, Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00554099     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 2007020
Study First Received: November 2, 2007
Results First Received: March 14, 2011
Last Updated: June 29, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration