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A clinical trial to study the efficacy of intravenous albumin infusion along with corticosteroids and nutrition in patients with Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis

A Randomized Controlled Trial evaluating efficacy of Intravenous Albumin Infusion with Corticosteroids and Exclusive Enteral Nutrition (EEN) versus Corticosteroids and EEN alone in patients with Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/12/029656
Enrollment
100
Registered
2020-12-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K50-K52- Noninfective enteritis and colitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Intravenous human albumin solution along with IV hydrocortisone and exclusive enteral nutrition: 20% w/v intravenous albumin solution (100 ml) i.e. 20 g/day which will be infused over 3

Sponsors

AIIMS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis as defined by Truelove and Wittâ??s criteria 2) Patients giving written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Age 75 years 2) Patients with indeterminate form of colitis or Crohnâ??s colitis 3) Patients with infection related flares 4) Patients with infective colitis or colitis of other etiologies 5) ASUC patients having toxic megacolon, paralytic ileus or perforation 6) Pregnancy 7) Patient who have received any dose of steroids or biologics for treatment of index episode before coming to this center 8) Other major co-morbid conditions like acute myocardial infarction, chronic kidney disease or chronic liver disease, congestive heart failure or acute kidney disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1) Proportion of patients with steroid failure in both the groups 2) Proportion of patients with treatment related adverse events in both the groups Timepoint: 1) Day 21 2) Colectomy

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1) Response rates to IFX rescue therapy in both the groups, if iv steroids are failing 2) Changes in fecal calprotectin and serum CRP level after 3rd day of treatment in both the groups 3) Changes in ischemia modified albumin, albumin fractions (HMA, HNA1 and HNA2) and pro-inflammatory cytokines at day 5 in both the groups 4) Duration of hospital stay in both the groups Timepoint: 1) Day 21 2) Colectomy

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSandeep Kumar Mundhra

AIIMS

dr.saurabhkedia@yahoo.com9868428535

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026