Ulcerative colitis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with remission, mild or moderate ulcerative colitis (endoscopic Mayo score 2 or less, or less severe classification by Suzuki team of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare) 2) Patients who aged 20 years or older at the time of acquiring consent. 3) Patients who have not changed the contents of medication to the original disease within the last 8 weeks of participation in this study. 4) Time-dependent mesalazine granule preparation 2.0 - 4.0 mg / day or pH dependent mesalazine tablet 2.4 - 4.8 mg / day Patients who received written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) People with severe or fulminant ulcerative colitis. (Mayo score 2 or less, or less severe classification by Suzuki team of Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare) 2) Patients undergoing total colon resection, subtotal puncture surgery etc. 3) Patients with liver dysfunction and renal dysfunction. 4) Patients undergoing antithrombotic therapy or anticoagulant therapy and patients with thrombocytopenia. 5) Pregnant women or patients who may be pregnant, breast-feeding patients. 6) Patients who are merging psychosis or psychiatric symptoms and are considered difficult to participate in the study. 7) Other patients who decided that the doctor in charge is inappropriate, such as a decline in compliance.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in the concentrations of 5-ASA and acetyl 5-ASA in rectal, cecal biopsy tissue, remission induction rate / maintenance rate (Mayo 1 or less) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Drug efficacy rate (improvement of CAI by 30% or more), remission maintenance rate and duration, side effect occurrence rate, endoscopic findings, CRP, change amount of calprotectin in the stool | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kyushu University Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences