Ulcerative colitis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Steroid naive patients. 2. Patients refractory to high dose 5-ASA agents. 3. Antibiotics naive patients. 4. Patients with Mayo score 3 to 10.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Re-registered patients. 2. Patients whose granulocyte count below 2,000/mm3. 3. Patients with or suspected to have severe infection. 4. Patients with serious heart disease. 5. Patients with serious kidney disorder. 6. Patients with hypotension (mamimal blood pressure below 80mmHg). 7. Pregnant patients 8. Patients with serious dehydration, serious coagulation abnormality, or serious anemia (Hb below 8.0d/dL). 9. Patients with malignancy. 10. Patients who have artificial anus. 11. Patients who have undergone intestinal operation within 12 weeks. 12. Patients who have severe extraintestinal complications. 13. Patients who have received an initial dose or an increased dose of 5-ASA agents within 2 weeks before screening. 14. Patients who have received a dose of tacrolimus within 4 weeks before screening. 15. Patients who have received cytapheresis within 4 weeks before screening. 16. Patiens who have received an initial dose or an increased dose of immunomodulators within 8 weeks before screening. 17. Patients who are judged to be ineligible by an investigator.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Remission rate | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Improvement of endoscopic index. 2.The incidence of adverse events. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Osaka Medical College Hospital 2nd Department of Internal Medicine