RecruitingPhase 2

DB-3Q for the Treatment of Medically Refractory Crohn's Disease

A Phase 2a Study of DB-3Q for the Treatment of Medically Refractory Crohn's Disease

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether DB-3Q is safe and works for adults whose Crohn’s disease has not been controlled by treatment. DB-3Q is made from tiny particles released by stem cells from bone marrow.

This research study is studying DB-3Q as a possible treatment for medically refractory Crohn's disease. The purpose of this study is to research and evaluate safety and effectiveness of the administration of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (bmMSC) derived extracellular vesicles product, DB-3Q, the study drug for Crohn's disease.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be 18–75 years old and sign a form agreeing to join the study.
  • Have had Crohn’s disease for at least 6 months, with active disease shown by study scores.
  • Have symptoms that did not improve or came back after an advanced immune treatment used for at least 14 weeks, or be unable to take such treatment. The next step must be stronger treatment or surgery to remove most of the colon.
  • If taking azathioprine, mercaptopurine, or methotrexate, have used it for at least 12 weeks with a steady dose for 4 weeks. If stopped, it must have been stopped for at least 4 weeks.
  • If taking oral 5-ASA or steroids, have a steady dose for 4 weeks; prednisone must be no more than 20 mg daily, or an equal dose of another steroid. Budesonide needs a steady dose for 2 weeks. If these medicines were stopped, wait at least 2 weeks.
  • Meet required breaks from other treatments before the study drug: 8 weeks for antibody medicines; 4 weeks for certain immune medicines; and 2 weeks for rectal medicines, injected steroids, nutrition given through a vein, or antibiotics for Crohn’s.
  • Have a colonoscopy within 90 days before the study drug showing no cancer or abnormal cells that could become cancer in the colon.
  • If able to have children, agree to use suitable birth control during the study.

Who can't join

  • Be pregnant or breastfeeding, or be able to become pregnant without a documented negative pregnancy test.
  • Have a serious recent health problem that could make the study unsafe, certain abnormal blood tests or vital signs, an abnormal heart rhythm, a condition that causes too much blood clotting, or use blood thinners or clopidogrel.
  • Have HIV, hepatitis B or C, active or inactive tuberculosis, or an active C. difficile or CMV infection in the colon.
  • Have another type of colitis, a pocket of infection in the belly or near the anus, a hole in the colon, or narrowing that blocks an adult colonoscopy tube.
  • Have had 3 or more surgeries removing small bowel, have an ostomy—a surgically made opening for waste—or have severe colon bleeding or inflammation requiring emergency surgery as described in the study rules.
  • Have had cancer, including melanoma, within 5 years, except localized skin cancers; have a colon tumor on biopsy; or have primary sclerosing cholangitis, a disease that scars the bile ducts.
  • Be unable to stop steroids, have an allergy to local numbing medicines, or have used an experimental treatment within 6 months before the study drug.
  • Have a history of or current alcohol or drug abuse or dependence, recreational use of illegal drugs or prescription medicines, or medical marijuana use within 90 days before screening.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Written informed consent from participant 2. Males and females 18-75 years of age 3. Diagnosed with Crohn's disease of at least 6 months duration with medically refractory symptoms that failed to respond or responded but recurred after one advanced immunologic therapy (must have been receiving at least one advanced immunological therapy for 14 weeks duration prior to screening, including, but not limited to, adalimumab, certolizumab, , infliximab, risankizumab, upadacitinib, ustekinumab and vedolizumab), or is intolerant, or has a contraindication to advanced immunological therapy with a next step of subtotal colectomy or escalation in medical management 4. Active CD as defined by a CDAI score ≥ 220 and/or SES-CD score ≥ 4 5. Exposure to corticosteroids, 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) drugs, thiopurines, methotrexate, anti-TNF therapy, anti-integrin and anti-interleukin in the past are permitted but a washout period of 8 weeks for any monoclonal antibody is necessary 6. If receiving conventional immunomodulators (i.e., azathioprine \[AZA\], mercaptopurine \[6-MP\], or methotrexate \[MTX\]), must have been taking them for ≥12 weeks, and on a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to initial administration of IMP 7. If AZA, 6-MP, or MTX has been recently discontinued, it must have been stopped for at least 4 weeks prior to initial administration of IMP 8. If receiving oral 5-ASA compounds, the dose must have been stable for at least 4 weeks. If receiving oral corticosteroids, the dose must be ≤20 mg/day prednisone or its equivalent and must have been stable for at least 4 weeks prior to initial administration of IMP 9. If receiving budesonide, the dose must have been stable for at least 2 weeks prior to initial administration of IMP 10. If oral 5-ASA compounds or oral corticosteroids (including budesonide) have been recently discontinued, they must have been stopped for at least 2 weeks prior to initial administration of IMP 11. The following medications/therapies must have been discontinued before initial administration of IMP: 1. Monoclonal therapy (e.g., adalimumab, certolizumab, infliximab, risankizumab, ustenkinumab, and vedolizumab) for at least 8 weeks 2. Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, or sirolimus, for at least 4 weeks 3. 6-thioguanine (6-TG) must have been discontinued for at least 4 weeks 4. JAK inhibitors (e.g., upadacitinib) must have been discontinued for at least 4 weeks 5. Rectal corticosteroids (i.e., corticosteroids \[including budesonide\] administered to the rectum or sigmoid colon via foam or enema or suppository) for at least 2 weeks 6. Rectal 5-ASA compounds (i.e., 5-ASAs administered to the rectum or sigmoid colon via foam or enema or suppository) for at least 2 weeks 7. Parenteral corticosteroids for at least 2 weeks 8. Total parenteral nutrition for at least 2 weeks 9. Antibiotics for the treatment of CD (e.g., ciprofloxacin, metronidazole, or rifaximin) for at least 2 weeks 12. No colonic dysplasia and malignancy as ruled out by colonoscopy within 90 days prior to initial administration of IMP 13. If participant is of reproductive capacity, willing to use adequate birth control measures while in the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Lack of informed consent 2. Pregnant woman, woman of childbearing potential without a documented negative urine or serum pregnancy test, or woman who is breast feeding 3. Clinically significant medical conditions within the six months before initial administration of IMP: e.g., myocardial infarction, active angina, congestive heart failure or other conditions that would, in the opinion of the investigators, compromise the safety of the participant 4. Confirmed Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C infections 5. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or Alanine transaminase (ALT) greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal at screening 6. Abnormal basic laboratory values with the following cut-offs: 1. Alkaline phosphate \> 200 U/L 2. WBC \>13 109/L 3. Hemoglobin \< 7 g/dL 4. Platelets \< 50 or \> 109/L 5. eGFR \< 60 mL/min/1.73m2 6. HbA1C \> 8% 7. Prothrombin time (PT), partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) or international normalized ratio (INR) greater than 1.5 times the upper limits of normal at screening 8. Clinically significant abnormal vital signs prior to initial administration of IMP as defined by: 1. Systolic blood pressure \>160 or \<90 mmHg 2. Diastolic blood pressure \>90 or \<60 mmHg 3. Pulse \<55 or \>105 bpm 4. Respiratory Rate (RR) \<9 and \>25 breaths per minute 5. Temperature \>100.4 degrees Fahrenheit 6. SpO2 \<92% 9. History of cancer including melanoma (with the exception of localized skin cancers) within 5 years of study enrollment 10. Ulcerative colitis or indeterminate colitis 11. Suspicion or presence of an intraabdominal or perianal abscess 12. Microscopic, ischemic or infectious colitis 13. Neoplasia of the colon on preoperative biopsy 14. Evidence of colonic perforation 15. Colonic stricture that unable to pass an adult colonoscope 16. Three or more prior small bowel resections 17. Presence of an ostomy 18. Massive hemorrhage from the colon requiring emergent surgery in the 6 months prior to screening 19. Fulminant colitis requiring emergency surgery 20. Concurrent active clostridium difficile infection of the colon 21. Concurrent Cytomegalovirus infection of the colon via colonic biopsy with CMV stain taken within 90 days prior to screening 22. Active or latent tuberculosis 23. Unable to wean off corticosteroids 24. Primary sclerosing cholangitis 25. History of or current alcohol or drug abuse or dependence, recreational use of illicit drugs or prescription medications, or use of medical marijuana within 90 days prior to screening 26. Known allergy to local anesthetics 27. Concurrent use of anticoagulant medications (e.g. warfarin, heparin) or clopidogrel (Plavix) 28. History of known inherited or acquired hypercoagulable states. 29. Electrocardiogram demonstrating cardiac arrhythmia, except for sinus tachycardia within the predefined limit of no greater than 105 bpm. 30. Use of investigational therapy or treatment within 6 months prior to initial IMP administration

Study sites (1)

MO