Efficacy and Safety Study of HZT-501 in Subjects Requiring Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) Treatment

Ulcer Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Study of the Efficacy and Safety of HZT-501 in Subjects Requiring NSAID Treatment

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00450216
• Other study ID #: HZ-CA-303
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: March 19, 2007
• Last updated: April 22, 2013
• Start date: March 2007
• Est. completion date: October 2008

Study information

• Verified date: April 2013
• Source: Horizon Pharma Ireland, Ltd., Dublin Ireland
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether HZT-501 is effective in reducing the rate of development of ibuprofen-associated ulcers in patients who require long-term daily use of ibuprofen.

Description:

HZT-501 is a combination product including ibuprofen and the acid reducing agent famotidine. The study is designed to determine whether the combination product reduces the rate of ulcer development in subjects who require long-term daily use of ibuprofen.

Subjects will be assigned randomly, in approximately a 2:1 ratio, to treatment with either HZT-501 (ibuprofen 800 mg/famotidine 26.6 mg) or ibuprofen (800 mg) three times daily for a 24 week treatment period or until they develop either an endoscopically-diagnosed upper gastrointestinal ulcer and/or prohibitive toxicity. Subjects will visit the study center for Screening and at Weeks 4, 8, 16, and 24. Physical exams will be performed, and clinical laboratory measurements made, at selected times during the study. Endoscopic exams will be performed during Screening and at Weeks 8, 16, and 24. Subjects will be contacted four weeks following study completion.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 906
• Est. completion date: October 2008
• Est. primary completion date: August 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 40 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Expected to require daily administration of an NSAID for at least the coming six months for conditions such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic low back pain, chronic regional pain syndrome, and chronic soft tissue pain.

• Did not use a NSAID within the 30 days prior to study entry

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of erosive esophagitis

• History of any of the following serious gastrointestinal complications:

• perforation of ulcers,

• gastric outlet obstruction due to ulcers, or

• gastrointestinal bleeding.

• Active cardiac, renal, and/or hepatic disease

• Current Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection

• Use of an acid suppressant agent, misoprostol, or more than 325 mg/day of aspirin within the 14 days prior to study entry.

• Uncontrolled diabetes

• Uncontrolled hypertension

• Positive pregnancy test at screening

• Positive test at Screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.

• Currently participating, or participation within 30 days prior to study entry, in an investigational drug study

Please note that there are other additional criteria. The study center will determine if patients meet all of the criteria.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ulcer

Intervention

Drug:
• Ibuprofen/famotidine
HZT-501: Ibuprofen800mg/famotidine 26.6mg administered orally 3 times daily for 24 weeks
• Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen 800mg administered orally 3 times daily for 24 weeks

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Horizon Pharma Ireland, Ltd., Dublin Ireland

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of Participants Who Develop Endoscopically-diagnosed Gastric Ulcers	The primary efficacy endpoint was the number of participants with gastric ulcer at any time throughout 24 weeks of treatment. An ulcer was defined as a mucosal break of at least 3 mm in diameter with unequivocal depth. A participant is considered to have completed the study if all scheduled assessments up through the Week 24 visit have been performed.	24 weeks	Yes
Secondary	Number of Participants Who Develop Endoscopically-diagnosed Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Ulcers During the 24-week Treatment Period.	The secondary efficacy endpoint was the number of participants with UGI (i.e., gastric and/or duodenal) ulcer at any time throughout 24 weeks of treatment. An ulcer was defined as a mucosal break of at least 3 mm in diameter with unequivocal depth. A participant is considered to have completed the study if all scheduled assessments up through the Week 24 visit have been performed.	24 weeks	Yes
Secondary	Number of Participants Who Develop Endoscopically-diagnosed Duodenal Ulcers During the 24-week Treatment Period.	The secondary efficacy endpoint was the number of participants with duodenal ulcer at any time throughout 24 weeks of treatment. An ulcer was defined as a mucosal break of at least 3 mm in diameter with unequivocal depth. A participant is considered to have completed the study if all scheduled assessments up through the Week 24 visit have been performed.	24 weeks	Yes
Secondary	The Number of Participants Developing Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory (NSAID)Associated Serious Gastrointestinal Complications (Perforation of Ulcers, Gastric Outlet Obstruction Due to Ulcers, Gastrointestinal Bleeding)	The secondary efficacy endpoint was the number of participants developing a NSAID-associated serious gastrointestinal complication at any time throughout 24 weeks of treatment. A NSAID-associated serious gastrointestinal complication was defined as a perforation of ulcers, gastric outlet obstruction due to ulcers, and/or gastrointestinal bleeding.	24 weeks	Yes