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Register: JPRN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2023
Main ID:  JPRN-UMIN000005033
Date of registration: 01/03/2011
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University
Public title: Open-labeled prospective randomized study between tacrolimus only and tacrolimus with intensive (twice a week) GMA (granulocyte and monocyte absorptive apheresis) for ulcerative colitis
Scientific title: Open-labeled prospective randomized study between tacrolimus only and tacrolimus with intensive (twice a week) GMA (granulocyte and monocyte absorptive apheresis) for ulcerative colitis - Open-labeled prospective randomized study between tacrolimus only and tacrolimus with intensive (twice a week) GMA (granulocyte and monocyte absorptive apheresis) for ulcerative colitis
Date of first enrolment: 2011/03/01
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Complete: follow-up complete
URL:  https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000005985
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Parallel Randomized  
Phase:  Not applicable
Countries of recruitment
Japan
Contacts
Name:     Shingo Kato
Address:  1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan Japan
Telephone: 049-228-3564
Email: skato@saitama-med.ac.jp
Affiliation:  Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Name:     Shingo Kato
Address:  1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan Japan
Telephone: 049-228-3564
Email: skato@saitama-med.ac.jp
Affiliation:  Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria: Granulocyte count is equal to or less than 2,000/mm3 Serious infectious disease Patients who has a allergic history against tacrolimus Patients who receive cyclosporine and/or bozentan Patients who receive potassium-sparing diuretic Pregnancy

Age minimum: 12years-old
Age maximum: 75years-old
Gender: Male and Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
ulcerative colitis
Intervention(s)
Patients in tacrolimus only receive tacrolimus twice a day (at initial dose of 0.0025mg/kg, optimal serum traff level 10-15ng/ml (until 2 weeks) , 5-10ng/ml (after 2 weeks))
Patiens in tacrolimus with GMA receive tacrolimus twice a day and two GMA treatments per week.
Primary Outcome(s)
The primary measure of response was clinical remission at 3- week, CAI 4 or less
Secondary Outcome(s)
Clinical remission at 2, 4, 6 week Clinical response at each week, decrease of 3 and more points from initial CAI Reduction in CRP Reduction in CAI Induction time to remission Safety assessment
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: YES
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