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Exploratory Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Centella Asiatica Supplement for Ulcerative Colitis

Exploratory Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Centella Asiatica Supplement for Ulcerative Colitis - UCCA Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs031220305
Enrollment
10
Registered
2022-08-31
Start date
2022-12-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Ulcerative Colitis incurable disease

Interventions

Processed tsujikusa powder (500mg) given on once a day for 12 weeks.

Sponsors

Tsuchiya Kiichiro
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients who have been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis for at least 6 months 2) Patients with a Partial Mayo score of 0-6 (mild to moderate disease) and a Mayo endoscopic subscore of 1 or higher 3) Patients aged 18 years or older 4) Patients with ECOG Performance status 0-2 5) Patients who have been fully informed about the study and who have given their voluntary written consent based on their full understanding of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients diagnosed by lower gastrointestinal endoscopy as having an apparent cause of other diseases 2) Patients who have changed or are scheduled to change their ulcerative colitis medication in the 2 weeks prior to enrollment or 4 weeks after enrollment (a change in ulcerative colitis medication is considered an exacerbation of ulcerative colitis or the appearance of serious side effects of that medication) 3) Patients who are regular users of tuberculosis or formulation components 4) Patients with or suspected of having toxic megacolon or gastrointestinal perforation 5) Patients with other diseases that are poorly controlled at the time of enrollment 6) Patients with serious liver disease 7) Patients with serious renal disease 8) Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to Centella Asiatica or any of the ingredients of the formulation. 9) Pregnant women or women who may be pregnant 10) Women who are breast-feeding 11) Other patients who are judged to be inappropriate as subjects by the investigators.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of patients with clinical improvement after 4 weeks of treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Percentage of patients with endoscopic score improvement) after 12 weeks of treatment - Percentage of patients with clinical improvement using the Mayo score after 12 weeks of treatment - Percentage of patients with clinical improvement using SCCAI after 4 and 12 weeks of treatment - Percentage of colorectal histopathology improvement after 12 weeks of treatment - Changes in biomarkers (before, 4 weeks (blood test items only), and 12 weeks after treatment); CRP, LRG, and 1-hour erythrocyte sedimentation rate - Centella Asiatica supplement-related adverse events - Analysis of factors associated with the efficacy of tsuvoxa (patient background, type of ICI and duration from the start of ICI, medication adherence, Mayo score at enrollment, endoscopic score at enrollment, histopathology) - Exploratory evaluation of the association between changes in epithelial cell differentiation markers (LGR5, CDX2, Atoh1, MUC2, TFF3, etc.) and damage markers (telomere length, apoptosis, p53 positive cells, SLFN11, etc.) and disease severity and treatment response

Contacts

Public ContactKiichiro Tsuchiya

University of Tsukuba Hospital

kii.gast@md.tsukuba.ac.jp+81-29-853-3218

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026