Budesonide Effervescent Tablets vs. Viscous Budesonide Suspension vs. Placebo in Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a low and high dose of a budesonide effervescent tablet and oral viscous budesonide suspension vs. placebo for the induction treatment of active eosinophilic esophagitis.

Timeline

Start

2011-06

Primary completion

2013-04

Completion

2014-05

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper Histological remission occurred in 100%, 94.7% and 94.7% of budesonide (BET1, BET2, BVS, respectively) and in 0% of placebo recipients (p<0.0001). PMID 25792708 ↗

Publications

• Results Miehlke S, Hruz P, Vieth M, Bussmann C, von Arnim U, Bajbouj M, Schlag C, Madisch A, Fibbe C, Wittenburg H, Allescher HD, Reinshagen M, Schubert S, Tack J, Muller M, Krummenerl P, Arts J, Mueller R, Dilger K, Greinwald R, Straumann A. A randomised, double-blind trial comparing budesonide formulations and dosages for short-term treatment of eosinophilic oesophagitis. Gut. 2016 Mar;65(3):390-9. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308815. Epub 2015 Mar 19.

Drugs

Indications