Budesonide as induction therapy for incomplete microscopic colitis: A randomised, placebo-controlled multicentre trial

Andreas Münch*, Emese Mihaly, Ferenc Nagy, Ahmed Madisch, Juozas Kupčinskas, Stephan Miehlke, Johan Bohr, Gerd Bouma, Jordi Guardiola, Blanca Belloc, Chunliang Shi, Daniela Aust, Ralf Mohrbacher, Roland Greinwald, Lars Kristian Munck

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Abstract

Background and aims: Incomplete microscopic colitis (MCi) is a subtype of microscopic colitis (MC). Budesonide is recommended as a first-line treatment for MC. However, randomised trials on efficacy of treatment in MCi are missing. We therefore performed a randomised, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate budesonide as induction therapy for MCi. Methods: Patients with active MCi were randomly assigned to either budesonide 9 mg once daily or placebo for 8 weeks in a double-blind, double-dummy design. The primary endpoint was clinical remission, defined as a mean of <3 stools/day and a mean of <1 watery stool/day in the 7 days before week 8. Results: Due to insufficient patient recruitment, the trial was discontinued prematurely. The intention-to-treat analysis included 44 patients (21 budesonide and 23 placebo). The primary endpoint of clinical remission at week 8 was obtained by 71.4% on budesonide and 43.5% on placebo (p = 0.0582). All clinical secondary endpoints were in favour of budesonide. Budesonide decreased the number of soft or watery stools (16.3 vs. 7.7, p = 0.0186) and improved health-related quality of life for all four dimensions of the short health scale. Adverse events with a suspected relation to study drug were reported in one patient in the budesonide group and two patients in the placebo group. Neither serious nor severe adverse events occurred during the double-blind phase. Conclusions: Budesonide decreased the frequency of soft or watery stools and improved the patients' quality of life significantly in MCi, but the primary endpoint was not met due to the low sample size (type 2 error). Budesonide was safe and well tolerated during the 8-weeks treatment course.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftUnited European Gastroenterology Journal
Vol/bind9
Udgave nummer7
Sider (fra-til)837-847
ISSN2050-6406
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2021

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank all patients and investigators for their participation in the study and are grateful to Dr Karl Scheithe for his statistical expertise, Dr Claudia Ederer for her assistance in conducting the clinical trial and Dr Christoph Engler and Dr Karl Scheithe for medical writing support (all GKM Gesellschaft für Therapieforschung mbH, Munich, Germany). This study was funded in full by Dr Falk Pharma GmbH, Freiburg, Germany. The writing of this study was funded by Dr Falk Pharma GmbH, Freiburg, Germany. Initial data analyses were undertaken by Dr Karl Scheithe of GKM Gesellschaft für Therapieforschung mbH, Munich, Germany and received funding from Dr Falk Pharma GmbH, Freiburg, Germany. Writing support was provided by Dr Christoph Engler and Dr Karl Scheithe of GKM Gesellschaft für Therapieforschung mbH, Munich, Germany and funded by Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH, Freiburg, Germany.

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© 2021 The Authors. United European Gastroenterology Journal published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. on behalf of United European Gastroenterology.

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