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Register: JPRN
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2023
Main ID:  JPRN-UMIN000006141
Date of registration: 12/08/2011
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto University Hospital
Public title: Comparative study of Infliximab monotherapy vs combined therapy with azathiopurine for inducing and maintaining clinical remission in steroid-dependent or -resistant ulcerative colitis
Scientific title: Comparative study of Infliximab monotherapy vs combined therapy with azathiopurine for inducing and maintaining clinical remission in steroid-dependent or -resistant ulcerative colitis - Comparative study of Infliximab monotherapy vs combined therapy with azathiopurine for inducing and maintaining clinical remission in steroid-dependent or -resistant ulcerative colitis
Date of first enrolment: 2011/10/01
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=R000007262
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Parallel Randomized  
Phase:  Not applicable
Countries of recruitment
Japan
Contacts
Name:     Minoru Matsuura
Address:  54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan Japan
Telephone: 075-751-4319
Email: minomats@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Affiliation:  Kyoto University Hospital Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Name:     Hiroshi Nakase
Address:  54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan Japan
Telephone: 075-751-4319
Email: hiropy_n@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Affiliation:  Kyoto University Hospital Division of Endoscopic Medicine
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who are required total colectomy or subtotal colectomy 2) Patients with severe active ulcerative colitis (CAI; more than 12) 3) Patients with malignancy 4) Patients with intestinal stenosis to cause intestinal obstruction 5) Patients with serious extraintestinal complication 6) Patients who are pregnant or desire pregnancy

Age minimum: 16years-old
Age maximum: 75years-old
Gender: Male and Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
ulcerative colitis
Intervention(s)
Patients in Infliximab monotherapy receive intravenous infusion of IFX at week 0, 2, and 6, and then every 8 weeks (up to week 54).
Patients in the combination therapy of Infliximab and azathiopurine receive intravenous infusion of IFX (at week 0, 2, 6, and then every 8 weeks) and oral azathiopurine (up to week 54).
Primary Outcome(s)
Remission and clinical response rate at week 30
Secondary Outcome(s)
1) Remission rate (CAI 0-4) at week 8, 30, and 54 2) Clinical response (more than 50 percent reduction from baseline in their CAI) at week 8 and 54 3) Mucosal healing at week 8 and 54 4) Steroid sparing effect 5) Safety assessment
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
None
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: YES
Approval date:
Contact:
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted:
Date Completed: 01/12/2014
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