Top Down Versus Step Up Strategies in Crohn's Disease

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

129

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2001

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2004

Conditions
Crohn's Disease
Interventions
DRUG

infliximab+azathioprine

infliximab 5 mg/kg at week 0,2 and 6 + azathioprine 2-2.5 mg/kg

DRUG

methylprednisolone or budesonide

methylprednisolone 32 mg followed by taper or budesonide 9 mg/day followed by taper

Trial Locations (1)

2820

Imelda GI Clinical Research Center, Bonheiden

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Centocor BV

INDUSTRY

collaborator

Schering-Plough

INDUSTRY

lead

Belgian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Development (BIRD) VZW

OTHER