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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01231217
Date of registration: 27/10/2010
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University Hospital Heidelberg
Public title: Green Tea in Crohn's Disease
Scientific title:
Date of first enrolment: October 2010
Target sample size: 80
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01231217
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name:     Anja Hanemann, MS
Address: 
Telephone: 00496221568701
Email: anja.hanemann@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Affiliation: 
Name:     Anja Hanemann, MS
Address: 
Telephone: 00496221568701
Email: anja.hanemann@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Affiliation: 
Name:     Max Karner, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  University Hospital Heidelberg
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Women and men = 18 years with signed informed consent,

- Patients with proven Crohn's disease,

- Chronic-active course = 3 months,

- Current CDAI = 150 and = 350,

- All medications for Crohn's disease have to be on a constant dosage for at least 4
weeks prior to study entry (i.e. 5-ASA, steroids),

- Ability of the participant to understand character and individual consequences of the
study.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnancy or the wish to become pregnant, breastfeeding,

- Concomitant treatment with methotrexate, azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine for < 3
months,

- Treatment with TNF-alpha-antagonists, cyclosporine or tacrolimus < 4 weeks prior to
study entry,

- Participation in another study within the last 4 weeks,

- Ulcerative colitis or indeterminate colitis,

- Infectious colitis, including cytomegalovirus or Clostridium difficile induced
colitis,

- Colitis for other reasons like known diverticulitis, radiation colitis, ischemic
colitis or microscopic colitis,

- Malabsorption syndromes, lactose intolerance, celiac disease, exocrine pancreas
insufficiency,

- Bleeding hemorrhoids,

- Other inflammatory or bleeding disorders of the colon and intestine, or diseases that
may cause diarrhea or gastrointestinal bleeding,

- Intolerance / aversion to tea and/or coffee,

- Current treatment with antibiotics.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Crohn's Disease
Intervention(s)
Other: Green tea (Camellia sinensis)
Other: Coffee
Primary Outcome(s)
Crohn's Disease Activity Index [Time Frame: week 16]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Harvey-Bradshaw-Index [Time Frame: week 16]
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire [Time Frame: week 16]
Secondary ID(s)
GTCD-01
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
URL:
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