Role of curcumin curcumin (NCB02) enemas in treating ulcerative colitis.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Active distal ulcerative colitis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/04/001695
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Vinnet Ahuja
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 96
1.Adult patients
2. Mild-to-moderately active proctitis and proctosigmoiditis (Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity Index [UCDAI] score, 3-9), with endoscopic disease extent up to 25 cm from the anal verge
3.Patients receiving mesalamine if the dose is stable for more than 8 weeks
1.Patients receiving rectal mesalamine or steroids during last 4 weeks
2.Disease extent more than proctosigmoiditis, evidence of severe disease (UCDAI more than 10)
3.Steroid initiation/dose escalation within the past 2 weeks,
4. Azathioprine initiation in past 6 months or change in dose of azathioprine in last 3 months.
5.History of Patients started on mesalamine in the past 8 weeks.
6. Patients requiring hospitalization and imminent need for surgery
7.Lactating and pregnant women
8.Patients received any investigational medicines within 3 months
9.Patients with significant hepatic, renal, endocrine, respiratory, neurologic, or cardiovascular diseases
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measure was improvement in activity of UC. This was defined as a decrease in the UCDAI by equal or more than 3 from baselineTimepoint: 8 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcome measures were proportion of patients achieving remission and mucosal healingTimepoint: 8 week