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Ulcerative ColitisNCT01654783

Observational Study in the Management of Ulcerative Colitis With Oral 5-ASA

An observational study of Ulcerative Colitis, run by Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd at 1 site in Japan.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The objectives of this study are to investigate how oral 5-ASA drugs have been used in the condition without symptoms such as abdominal pain or diarrhea/bloody stool (remission stage), or in the transition from the condition with symptoms such as abdominal pain or diarrhea/bloody stool (active stage) to the remission… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Ulcerative Colitis
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
How many people
5,704 participants
Where
1 siteJapan
Study dates
Sep 2012to Jun 2014
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: University, Main hospital, General Hospital, General Practitioner

Who may be able to join

  • Outpatients
  • Adult patients who have been diagnosed with mild to moderate active ulcerative colitis or ulcerative colitis in the remission stage according to the diagnostic criteria for ulcerative colitis (draft revised on February 13, 2010)
  • Patients who have been treated with remission induction therapy or remission maintenance therapy with oral 5-ASA drugs (Pentasa® tablets 250 mg, Pentasa® tablets 500 mg, Asacol® tablets 400 mg and Salazopyrin® tablets 500 mg as well as drugs that have been proved equivalent to these drugs)
  • Patients who have received adequate information regarding this study and understood thoroughly, and then voluntarily submitted written consent forms upon participation in this study

Who cannot join

  • Patients with severe active ulcerative / fulminant ulcerative colitis according to the diagnostic criteria for ulcerative colitis (draft revised on February 13, 2012)
  • Patients who have received total / subtotal colectomy
  • Patients who have been complicated with malignant tumor
  • Patients who are pregnant or possibly pregnant
  • Other patients whom investigators and subinvestigators considered inappropriate to participate in this study

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Japan1 site
  • Tokyo Medical and Dental University

    Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519

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About this study

Official title: Observational Study on Clinical Practice in the Management of Ulcerative Colitis With Oral 5-Aminosalicylic Acid in Japan

The objectives of this study are to investigate how oral 5-ASA drugs have been used in the condition without symptoms such as abdominal pain or diarrhea/bloody stool (remission stage), or in the transition from the condition with symptoms such as abdominal pain or diarrhea/bloody stool (active stage) to the remission stage in ulcerative colitis and to study how many patients will be able to maintain the remission stage during the observation period and how many times the patients will experience the active stage (relapse), as well as how symptoms will change during the observation period to discover better treatment plans.

Read the detailed description

Period: 2012-2014 Observation Time: 0, 26week, 52week

Matters investigated:

  1. pUCDAI scores(Stool frequency, Bloody stool, Physician's global assessment)
  2. Medication adherence (VAS scale)
  3. Remission, Relapse
  4. Age, gender, body height, body weight, date of diagnosis, extension of inflammation, classification by clinical course, smoking, alcohol, work, disease complication, duration of remission maintained to enrollment(remission patient)
Keywords
5-ASA, ulcerative colitis, active, remission, adherence
Medical subject headings
Colitis, Ulcerative, Motor Activity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT01654783
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
5-ASAPatient's treated with oral 5-ASA

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Cumulative non-relapse rate

    Measured: 52 weeks

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Number of relapses

    Measured: 52 weeks

  2. The pUCDAI scores and the scores that constitute these pUCDAI scores at each assessment period

    Measured: 0, 26 weeks, 52 weeks

  3. Medication adherence:Measured by patient response to visual analog scale

    Measured: 0, 26 weeks, 52 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Aug 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2012
  3. Primary completionJun 2014
  4. Study completionJun 2014

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
5,704 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01654783
Sponsor's protocol ID
OPTIMUM-2012
Status last verified
Feb 2015
First submitted
30 Jul 2012
Last updated
18 Feb 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Nagahori M, Kochi S, Hanai H, Yamamoto T, Nakamura S, Omuro S, Watanabe M, Hibi T; OPTIMUM Study Group. Real life results in using 5-ASA for maintaining mild to moderate UC patients in Japan, a multi-center study, OPTIMUM Study. BMC Gastroenterol. 2017 Apr 4;17(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s12876-017-0604-y.

    PubMed 28390410

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Ulcerative Colitis, run by Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd at 1 site in Japan.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Feb 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Japan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Cumulative non-relapse rate (time frame: 52 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01654783, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Feb 2015.

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