Epidermal growth factor enema versus mesalazine enema for the treatment of mild-to-moderate active left-sided ulcerative colitis
ISRCTN | ISRCTN48675191 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN48675191 |
Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 24/08/2006
- Registration date
- 13/09/2006
- Last edited
- 11/07/2017
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Digestive System
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Stephen Tsao
Scientific
Scientific
Digestive Diseases Centre
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester
LE1 5WW
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)116 254 1414 |
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tsao.stephen@gmail.com |
Study information
Study design | Interventional randomised double-blind case-controlled study |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Hospital |
Study type | Treatment |
Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet |
Scientific title | Epidermal growth factor enema versus mesalazine enema for the treatment of mild-to-moderate active left-sided ulcerative colitis |
Study objectives | Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) is as effective as mesalazine in the treatment of mild-to-moderately active left-sided Ulcerative Colitis (UC). |
Ethics approval(s) | Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Research Ethics Committee 1 – approval pending |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Left-sided ulcerative colitis |
Intervention | Group 1: Patients will receive a two week course of EGF enema Group 2: Patients will receive a two week course of mesalazine enema Participants will be randomly assigned into either group and all parties involved will be blinded until the end of the follow-up period. |
Intervention type | Drug |
Pharmaceutical study type(s) | |
Phase | Not Applicable |
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s) | Epidermal growth factor, mesalazine |
Primary outcome measure | Remission at week two as determined by a UC-DAI score of less than two |
Secondary outcome measures | 1. Remission at week four as determined by a UC-DAI score of less than two 2. Improvements in UC-DAI score by more than two points from baseline at week two and week four 3. Improvements in Histological-DAI score by more than two points from baseline at week two and week four |
Overall study start date | 01/10/2006 |
Completion date | 30/09/2008 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Adult |
Lower age limit | 18 Years |
Sex | Both |
Target number of participants | 50 |
Key inclusion criteria | 1. Males and females aged above 18 with a definite diagnosis of UC or proctitis 2. Mild-to-moderate disease activity with a UC Disease Activity Index (UC-DAI) score between three and eight |
Key exclusion criteria | 1. Patients with infectious colitis 2. Colonic inflammation extending proximal to the left colon (i.e. beyond the splenic flexure on sigmoidoscopic examination) 3. Patients receiving oral maintenance therapy with a total daily dose of more than 3 g of mesalazine within 30 days prior to study entry 4. Use of any immunosuppressive agent within 90 days prior to the study 5. Intake of corticosteroids (orally or rectally) within seven days prior to entry 6. Chronic use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in seven days prior to inclusion (chronic use defined as drug intake for a minimum of seven consecutive days) 7. Presence of severe renal/hepatic impairment, malignant disease and allergies to salicylates |
Date of first enrolment | 01/10/2006 |
Date of final enrolment | 30/09/2008 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester
LE1 5WW
United Kingdom
LE1 5WW
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre
Hospital/treatment centre
Trust Headquarters
Gwendolen House
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
LE5 4QF
England
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)116 258 4199 |
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djr8@le.ac.uk | |
https://ror.org/02fha3693 |
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Broad Medical Research Program, the Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation (IBD-0172R)
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |
Editorial Notes
11/07/2017: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.