Controlled Trial of 4-Aminosalicylic Acid in Patients With Small Bowel Crohn's Disease

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Crohn's Disease

• Registration Number: NCT00004423
• Lead Sponsor: University of Vermont

Brief Summary

OBJECTIVES:

I. Assess the efficacy and safety of 4-aminosalicylic acid in patients with active Crohn's disease of the small bowel.

Detailed Description

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a randomized, placebo controlled, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to receive either oral 4-aminosalicylic acid (4-ASA) or placebo twice a day for 12 weeks. After 12 weeks patients who improved with 4-ASA and those who received placebo are given the option of receiving 4-ASA for an additional year.

Patients who were randomized to receive 4-ASA and continue treatment after 12 weeks are followed every 3 months for 1 year. Patients who were randomized to receive placebo and begin 4-ASA therapy after 12 weeks are followed monthly for 3 months, then every 3 months for 1 year.

Completion date provided represents the completion date of the grant per OOPD records

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 1995-12
• Study Completion: 1998-03
• Study First Submitted: 1999-10-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 1999-10-18
• Study First Posted: 1999-10-19
• Status Verified: 2000-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-24
• Last Update Posted: 2015-03-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified