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Clinical Trials/NCT02962245
NCT02962245WithdrawnPhase 4

Efficacy of Treatment With Berberine to Maintain Remission in Ulcerative Colitis: An Open-label,Randomized,Phase IV Clinical Trial

Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases0 sitesStarted: November 2016Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Withdrawn
Sponsor
Primary Endpoint
Annual Recurrence Rate

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The research aim to find out whether berberine can reduce the annual recurrence rate of ulcerative colitis in remission.

A total of 238 patients with ulcerative colitis in remission will be randomly divided into two groups.One will receive regular treatment,and the other group will receive extra oral berberine 300 mg three times daily for a year.

The end of the study for every patient is disease recurrence(Mayo Clinic score of 3 points or more ).

The primary analysis is annual recurrence rate, and both endoscopy and Mayo Clinic disease activity index scores at the baseline and final assessments.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis with ulcerative colitis(according to the second European evidence-based consensus on the diagnosis and management of ulcerative colitis);
  • Disease remission of ulcerative colitis(a total Mayo Clinic score of 2 points or less and an endoscopic score of 1 point or less);
  • Diagnosis of moderate or severe ulcerative colitis within 3 months(a total Mayo Clinic score of 6-12 points)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Prior bowel resection surgery;
  • Women who are planning or actual pregnancy or lactation during study period;
  • Patients allergic to berberine;
  • History of disease that would interfere with their participation in the trial, including malignant diseases, bleeding disorders, active gastric or active duodenal ulcers, autoimmune diseases, and mental or emotional disorder;
  • Take the following treatment:
  • Unstable dose of 5-ASA drugs (oral and/or rectal route) within 14 days prior to screening;
  • Unstable dose of any immunomodulating/suppressive agents and any Anti-TNF therapy within 3 months prior to screening;
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine for the treatment of UC (any pharmaceutical form) within 7 days prior to screening.

Arms & Interventions

berberine group

Active Comparator

regular treatment and receive oral berberine 300mg three times daily untill recurrence in one year

Intervention: berberine (Drug)

regular treatment group

Placebo Comparator

regular treatment untill recurrence in one year

Intervention: regular treatment (Drug)

berberine group

Active Comparator

regular treatment and receive oral berberine 300mg three times daily untill recurrence in one year

Intervention: regular treatment (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Annual Recurrence Rate

Time Frame: a year

Secondary Outcomes

  • Disease exacerbation rate measured by Mayo Clinic disease activity index scores(a year)
  • Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.03(a year)

Investigators

Sponsor
Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Yongquan Shi

professor

Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases

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