The purpose of this study is to evaluate CROWN's efficacy in supporting the repair and maintenance of the intestinal mucosa of patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's Disease receiving anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) therapy (infliximab, adalimumab, certolizumab)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an orally administered nutritional intervention (CROWN) in subjects with Crohn's Disease (CD) to support Standard Of Care (SOC) treatment in the repair and maintenance of the intestinal mucosa over a 24 week period. SOC is defined as having been on a stable maintenance dose of an anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) agent within 24 weeks of its initiation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
42
A nutritionally based therapy, formulated as a powder, administered twice a day, preferable 1 hour before or more than 2 hours after meals, for up to 24 weeks
Placebo, formulated as a powder, administered twice a day, preferable 1 hour before or more than 2 hours after meals, for up to 24 weeks
Simple Endoscopic Score - Crohn's Disease (SES-CD)
Measuring intestinal health improvement is the Week 24 change from baseline in Simple Endoscopic Score - Crohn's Disease (SES-CD)
Time frame: Week 24
Plasma amino acid level
Change from baseline in plasma amino acid levels
Time frame: Week 12 and at Week 24
Quality of Life Score - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ)
Change from baseline in quality of life score in IBDQ
Time frame: Weeks 12 and 24
Quality of Life Score - Work Productivity Activity Index - Crohn's Disease(WPAI-CD)
Change from baseline in quality of life score in WPAI-CD
Time frame: Weeks 12 and 24
Inflammatory biomarkers
Proportion of subjects with a normalization of inflammatory biomarkers (C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and fecal calprotectin)
Time frame: Week 24
Endoscopic response
Proportion of subjects with endoscopic response based on SES-CD score, defined as a decrease in the SES-CD of at least 3 points from baseline, and no worsening of either component of the PRO2 (abdominal pain or liquid or soft stool frequency)
Time frame: Week 24
Corticosteroid-free
Proportion of subjects who are corticosteroid-free
Time frame: Week 12
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CROWN Site 0032
Dothan, Alabama, United States
CROWN Site 0011
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
CROWN Site 0091
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
CROWN Site 0017
Los Angeles, California, United States
CROWN Site 0054
Rialto, California, United States
CROWN Site 0013
Ventura, California, United States
CROWN Site 0030
Aurora, Colorado, United States
CROWN Site 0028
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
CROWN Site 0073
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
CROWN Site 0096
Naples, Florida, United States
...and 29 more locations