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TerminatedNCT04580277Updated Apr 4, 2024Results posted

Tofacitinib For Treatment Of Chronic Pouchitis

A Phase 2 interventional study of Tofacitinib 10 mg in Pouchitis, Ileal Pouchitis and Ileal Pouch, sponsored by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-04-04.

Sponsored by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
low recruitment
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
6
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

A phase 2 pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of tofacitinib in subjects with chronic pouchitis

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The proposed study is a phase 2, open-label study of tofactinib in treatment of patients with chronic pouchitis. Subjects with chronic active pouchitis will be screened and recruited if they meet eligibility criteria. Eligible subjects will undergo baseline clinical evaluation, laboratory testing and a pouch endoscopy. They will then receive oral tofacitinib 10 mg twice daily for 8 weeks. Clinical and laboratory data will be collected at week 4 and week 8, and all subjects will undergo a end of treatment pouch endoscopy at 8 weeks. Clinical, laboratory and endoscopic data at 8 weeks will be compared to the baseline data to evaluate study outcomes.

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Conditions studied

  • Pouchitis
  • Ileal Pouchitis
  • Ileal Pouch

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Keywords

  • chronic pouchitis
  • tofacitinib
  • antibiotic-refractory pouchitis
  • antibiotic-dependent pouchitis
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In context

Pouchitis

50 studies on the registry are indexed under Pouchitis; 13 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 6 is below the median of 20 across 42 interventional studies indexed under Pouchitis.

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Lead sponsor

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 455 studies on the registry; 108 are open to participants now.

Of its 65 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 49 (75%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Male or female subjects ages 18 to 80
  2. Subjects with a history of proctocolectomy with ileal pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) for UC at least 6 months prior to screening.
  3. Subjects with pouchitis that is chronic, defined by a mPDAI score ≥5 assessed as the average from 3 days immediately prior to the baseline study visit and a minimum endoscopic sub-score of 2 (outside the staple or suture line) with either (a) ≥ 3 recurrent episodes within 1 year prior to the screening treated with ≥2 weeks of antibiotic or other prescription therapy, (b) requiring maintenance antibiotic therapy taken continuously for ≥4 weeks immediately prior to the baseline study visit
  4. Women of childbearing potential must have documentation of a negative pregnancy test at screening and must agree to use two highly effective methods of birth control during the study and for at least 1 month after completion of study drug dosing.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects with IPAA surgery done for Crohn's disease (CD) or familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) indications.
  2. Subjects with primary CD of pouch, isolated or predominant cuffitis or mechanical complications of the ileal pouch.
  3. Subjects with prior exposure to tofacitinib.
  4. Subjects with a diverting stoma.
  5. Subjects with a prior history or risk factors for venous thromboembolism.
  6. Subjects with active bacterial, parasitic, fungal, mycobacterial, or viral infection.
  7. Subjects with a history of latent or active tuberculosis.
  8. Subjects positive for hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen, hepatitis B virus core antibody with a negative hepatitis B surface antibody or with detectable serum hepatitis B DNA.
  9. Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating.
  10. Female subjects of childbearing potential who are sexually active and do not agree to using two highly effective methods of contraception during the study period.
  11. Subjects with clinically significant laboratory abnormalities at study screening.

    • Other eligibility criteria apply
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
6 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Chronic pouchitis

    This arm will include subjects with chronic pouchitis and will receive tofactinib 10 mg twice daily for 8 weeks

    Drug: Tofacitinib 10 mg

Interventions

  • Subjects in this arm will receive tofactinib 10 mg twice daily for 8 weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Clinical Response/Remission

    The proportion of subjects with clinical response at 8 weeks, defined as ≥2-point decrease in modified pouchitis disease activity index (mPDAI) with at least 1-point decrease in endoscopic subscore compared to the baseline.The mPDAI is a 0- 18 point scale of pouchitis disease severity, with higher scores corresponding to worse disease severity.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Clinical Response

    The proportion of subjects with clinical remission at 8 weeks, defined as modified pouchitis disease activity index (mPDAI) \<5.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  2. Number of Participants With Clinical Remission

    The proportion of subjects with clinical remission at 8 weeks, defined as a modified pouch disease activity index (mPDAI) score of \<5 with a ≥2-point decrease from the baseline mPDAI score. The mPDAI is a 0- 18 point scale of pouchitis disease severity, with higher scores corresponding to worse disease severity.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  3. Change in mPDAI Score

    change in median mPDAI score at 8 weeks compared to baseline. The mPDAI (modified pouchitis disease activity index) is a 0- 18 point scale of pouchitis disease severity, with higher scores corresponding to worse disease severity.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  4. Change in mPDAI Clinical Sub-score

    change in median clinical mPDAI sub-score at 8 weeks compared to baseline. The mPDAI (modified pouchitis disease activity index) is a 0- 18 point scale of pouchitis disease severity, with higher scores corresponding to worse disease severity.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  5. Change in mPDAI Endoscopic Sub-score

    change in median endoscopic mPDAI sub-score at 8 weeks compared to baseline. The mPDAI (modified pouchitis disease activity index) is a 0- 18 point scale of pouchitis disease severity, with higher scores corresponding to worse disease severity.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  6. Change in IBD-related Quality of Life

    CGQL is a quality of life questionnaire used in inflammatory bowel diseases that incorporates three domains - quality of life, quality of health and energy level. Each domain is scored from 0 (worst) to 10 (best)and a total score is calculated by dividing the cumulative score by 30. The CGQL score can range from 0 to 1. Change in quality of life as measured by the Cleveland Global Quality of Life score (CGQL) at 8 weeks compared to baseline.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

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Results

Posted Apr 4, 2024
Limitations and caveats
Limitations of this study included a single center design, small sample size, and absence of a control arm. This study also lacked long-term follow-up data to assess durability of response to tofacitinib and its long-term safety in chronic pouchitis. This study also only included patients with chronic pouchitis and its findings may not be applicable to other chronic inflammatory pouch disorders. Study recruitment was terminated prematurely due to COVID-19 pandemic-related recruitment challenges.

Participant flow

Seven patients were screened and 6 met the eligibility criteria. One patient was ineligible due to an endoscopic PDAI subscore of 1 on screening pouchoscopy. Study recruitment was terminated prematurely due to COVID-19 pandemic-related recruitment challenges.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneChronic Active Pouchitis
Started6
Completed6
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryNumber of Participants With Clinical Response/Remission

The proportion of subjects with clinical response at 8 weeks, defined as ≥2-point decrease in modified pouchitis disease activity index (mPDAI) with at least 1-point decrease in endoscopic subscore compared to the baseline.The mPDAI is a 0- 18 point scale of pouchitis disease severity, with higher scores corresponding to worse disease severity.

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Clinical Response/Remission
ParticipantsChronic Active Pouchitis
Number of Participants With Clinical Response/Remission4
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Clinical Response

The proportion of subjects with clinical remission at 8 weeks, defined as modified pouchitis disease activity index (mPDAI) \<5.

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Clinical Response
ParticipantsChronic Active Pouchitis
Number of Participants With Clinical Response4
SecondaryNumber of Participants With Clinical Remission

The proportion of subjects with clinical remission at 8 weeks, defined as a modified pouch disease activity index (mPDAI) score of \<5 with a ≥2-point decrease from the baseline mPDAI score. The mPDAI is a 0- 18 point scale of pouchitis disease severity, with higher scores corresponding to worse disease severity.

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Clinical Remission
ParticipantsChronic Active Pouchitis
Number of Participants With Clinical Remission3
SecondaryChange in mPDAI Score

change in median mPDAI score at 8 weeks compared to baseline. The mPDAI (modified pouchitis disease activity index) is a 0- 18 point scale of pouchitis disease severity, with higher scores corresponding to worse disease severity.

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Median · score on a scale
Change in mPDAI Score
score on a scaleChronic Active Pouchitis
Change in mPDAI Score-4.5 (-8.33 to -4.34)
SecondaryChange in mPDAI Clinical Sub-score

change in median clinical mPDAI sub-score at 8 weeks compared to baseline. The mPDAI (modified pouchitis disease activity index) is a 0- 18 point scale of pouchitis disease severity, with higher scores corresponding to worse disease severity.

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Median · score on a scale
Change in mPDAI Clinical Sub-score
score on a scaleChronic Active Pouchitis
Change in mPDAI Clinical Sub-score-1.7 (-2.33 to -1.34)
SecondaryChange in mPDAI Endoscopic Sub-score

change in median endoscopic mPDAI sub-score at 8 weeks compared to baseline. The mPDAI (modified pouchitis disease activity index) is a 0- 18 point scale of pouchitis disease severity, with higher scores corresponding to worse disease severity.

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Median · score on a scale
Change in mPDAI Endoscopic Sub-score
score on a scaleChronic Active Pouchitis
Change in mPDAI Endoscopic Sub-score-2 (-6 to -1)
SecondaryChange in IBD-related Quality of Life

CGQL is a quality of life questionnaire used in inflammatory bowel diseases that incorporates three domains - quality of life, quality of health and energy level. Each domain is scored from 0 (worst) to 10 (best)and a total score is calculated by dividing the cumulative score by 30. The CGQL score can range from 0 to 1. Change in quality of life as measured by the Cleveland Global Quality of Life score (CGQL) at 8 weeks compared to baseline.

Time frame:
8 weeks
Reported as:
Median · score on a scale
Change in IBD-related Quality of Life
score on a scaleChronic Active Pouchitis
Change in IBD-related Quality of Life0.1 (0 to 0.3)

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse Events were monitored from the beginning of the study (week 0) up to 12 weeks (4 weeks after the completion of the study). Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Chronic Pouchitis0/6 (0%)1/6 (16.7%)1/6 (16.7%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventChronic Pouchitis
SepsisGastrointestinal disorders1/6
Pouchitis Flare/SMA (superior mesentery artery) syndromeGastrointestinal disorders1/6
Severe Malnutrition/failure to thrive secondary to SMA syndromeMetabolism and nutrition disorders1/6
worsening of superior mesenteric artery syndromeGastrointestinal disorders1/6
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventChronic Pouchitis
Worsening of pouchitis disease symptomsGastrointestinal disorders1/6
Flu-like symptomGeneral disorders1/6
COVID-19 test positiveGeneral disorders1/6

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Chronic Active Pouchitis
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years6
>=65 years0
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(Years)Chronic Active Pouchitis
Median23.5 (19 to 53)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Chronic Active Pouchitis
Female3
Male3
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Chronic Active Pouchitis
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American1
White5
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Chronic Active Pouchitis
United States6
Prior Biologic Use for Pouchitis
Prior Biologic Use for Pouchitis(Participants)Chronic Active Pouchitis
Count of participants6
Indication for Colectomy
Indication for Colectomy(Participants)Chronic Active Pouchitis
Active ulcerative colitis6
Dysplasia/cancer0
Concomitant Medications
Concomitant Medications(Participants)Chronic Active Pouchitis
On Antibiotics4
On Corticosteroids1
On Immunomodulators0
Other1

3 further baseline measures are reported on the registry.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Aug 2, 2022

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 4, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04580277
Responsible party
Gil Melmed (Professor of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 8, 2020
Start date
Jan 25, 2021
Primary completion
Dec 1, 2022
Completion
May 15, 2023
Results posted
Apr 4, 2024
Last update
Apr 4, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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