Many patients with Crohn's disease develop fibrotic narrowing (strictures) in their bowel, causing obstructive symptoms such as abdominal pain, cramping, or vomiting after meals. Because of these symptoms, patients often require bowel resection surgery. The objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of AGMB-129 in patients with Crohn's disease and symptomatic strictures, and whether it can have a beneficial effect on intestinal strictures. The participants will be in the Part A for a duration of up to 19 weeks including a 5 week screening period, a 12-week double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment period, and 2 week safety follow up period. Participants who continue to Part B can receive treatment for up to an additional 48 weeks, with a safety follow-up visit 2 weeks after the last dose of treatment.
Part A is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel, multicenter, phase 2a study in participants with Crohn's disease and symptomatic intestinal strictures. Part A consists of 3 periods (a screening period, a placebo-controlled, double-blind treatment period, and safety follow-up). After signing informed consent, eligibility will be assessed during a 5-week screening period. The presence of qualifying intestinal strictures will be assessed by ileocolonoscopy and magnetic resonance enterography (MRE). The presence of obstructive symptoms will be also evaluated. Eligible participants will be randomized 1:1:1 to receive AGMB-129 high dose, low dose or placebo for 12 weeks. During Screening and Week 12 visits, participants will undergo ileocolonoscopy with biopsy collection for exploring pharmacodynamics. Participants will have blood sample collection at Weeks 2, 4, 8, and 12 to assess safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. Throughout the study, participants will undergo routine safety assessments at study visits, which will include physical examination, vital signs, clinical laboratory assessment, electrocardiogram (ECG), and recording of AEs. Part B is an open-label treatment extension for participants who have completed the double-blind treatment period in Part A.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
103
Medical Research Center of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, Connecticut, United States
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States
Digestive and Liver Center of Florida
Orlando, Florida, United States
Gastroenterology Health Partners
New Albany, Indiana, United States
Gastroenterology Health Partners
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Number of participants with adverse events (Part A and B)
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of AGMB-129 between AGMB-129 participants and placebo participants in terms of adverse events at every visit
Time frame: From Screening to Week 48
Number of participants with abnormal clinical laboratory values (Part A and B)
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of AGMB-129 between AGMB-129 participants and placebo participants in terms of abnormal laboratory parameters at every visit
Time frame: From Screening to Week 48
Number of participants with abnormal ECG parameters (Part A and B)
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of AGMB-129 between AGMB-129 participants and placebo participants in terms of abnormal ECG parameters at every visit
Time frame: From Screening to Week 48
Number of participants with abnormal vital signs (Part A and B)
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of AGMB-129 between AGMB-129 participants and placebo participants in terms of vital signs at every visit
Time frame: From Screening to Week 48
Number of participants with abnormal physical exams (Part A and B)
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of AGMB-129 between AGMB-129 participants and placebo participants in terms of physical exams at every visit
Time frame: From Screening to Week 48
Number of participants with abnormal 2D-echocardiography (Part A and B)
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of AGMB-129 between AGMB-129 participants and placebo participants in terms of echocardiography at week 12
Time frame: From Screening to Week 48
Plasma levels of AGMB-129 and its metabolites (Part A and B)
To characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) of AGMB-129 and its metabolites by measuring the amount in plasma
Time frame: From Baseline to Week 48
Changes in mRNA gene expression in ileal biopsies ((Part A)
To characterize the pharmacodynamics of AGMB-129 by determining the gene expression in ileal biopsies
Time frame: From Baseline to Week 48
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