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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00275418
Date of registration: 10/01/2006
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Bnai Zion Medical Center
Public title: Beta Carotene From Natural Source for Patients With Non-Active Crohn's Disease
Scientific title: Double-Blind Randomized Prospective Trial of Treatment With Natural Beta Carotene Vs. Placebo for Patients With Crohn's Disease in Remission
Date of first enrolment: July 2002
Target sample size: 300
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00275418
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Israel
Contacts
Name:     Matthias Carlebach, MD
Address: 
Telephone: + 972-4-8359426
Email: matthias.carlebach@b-zion.org.il
Affiliation: 
Name:     Matthias Carlebach, MD
Address: 
Telephone: + 972-4-8359426
Email: matthias.carlebach@b-zion.org.il
Affiliation: 
Name:     Alexandra Lavy, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Technion, Haifa, Israel
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- patients with documented Crohn's disease in remission (CDAI<150) for at least two
months, age 17-75 years

Exclusion Criteria:

- active Crohn's disease (CDAI>150), partial bowel obstruction, impending surgery,
pregnancy, serious other diseases



Age minimum: 17 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Crohn's Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: beta carotene from Dunaliella algae
Primary Outcome(s)
CDAI score measured 3-monthly during treatment
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
Beta Carotene 01
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
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