Ulcerative Colitis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Datebase registration within the database period. 2. Prescription of oral 5-ASA preparation or topical preparation of 5-ASA or steroid (topical preparation) with diagnosis of ulcerative colitis within the database period. 3. Prescriptions of oral 5-ASA or topical preparations with the earliest diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (Index date) are within the enrollment period. 4. Possible to observe for 6 months from the month before the index date. 5. Possible to observe for the next 13 months including the index date. 6. No treatment for ulcerative colitis for 6 months from the month before the index date. 7. No treatment for ulcerative colitis other than oral 5-ASA or topical preparations in the next 13 months, including Index date. 8. The age at the time of Index date is 16 years or older.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The following diagnostic or implementation records for 6 months from the previous month of the Index and for the next 13 months including the Index. -Crohn's disease -Colorectal cancer -Total and subtotal resection of the colorectal and colon 2. Oral 5-ASA prescriptions outside the approved dose range for the next 13 months, including Index date. 3. Records of unknown prescription dates for oral 5-ASA and topical preparations in the next 13 months, including the Index date. 4. Prescription with unknown drug name or standards for oral 5-ASA and topical preparations in the next 13 months, including the Index date.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Combination rate 2.Period until the start of combined use 3.Combination duration 4.Combination continuation rate 5.Combination rate transition 6.Oral 5-ASA continuation proportion | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. MEDICAL AFFAIRS