A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Budesonide Extended-release Tablets n Pediatric Subjects Aged 5 to 17 Years With Active, Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of budesonide extended-release tablets for the induction of remission in pediatric subjects, with active, mild to moderate ulcerative colitis (UC). Subjects will be permitted to continue taking background oral or rectal 5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) products.
• Established diagnosis of UC is based on:
‣ Clinical history
⁃ Characteristic endoscopic findings
⁃ Histopathology results from biopsies
• Age 5 to 17 years, inclusive, at Screening. Subjects should weigh greater than 13.6 kg at Baseline.
• Active UC of mild or moderate severity, defined as a total Mayo score between 4 and 10, inclusive, with rectal bleeding subscore of ≥ 1, stool frequency subscore of ≥1 and an endoscopy subscore of ≥ 1.
• If on a background oral or rectal 5-ASA, the dose and formulation have remained unchanged for at least 6 weeks prior to Visit 2 (randomization), Baseline and the subject is willing to remain on the same formulation and dose for the duration of the study.