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Filter by:To compare the efficacy of visilizumab at 5 mcg/kg/day administered intravenously (IV) on Days 1 and 2 to placebo in subjects with IVSR-UC.
- PHASE: II - TYPE OF STUDY : With direct benefit - DESCRIPTIVE: Multicenter, randomized, double-blind study - INCLUSION CRITERIA: Steroid-dependent ulcerative colitis - OBJECTIVES: To show superiority of methotrexate vs placebo in inducing steroid-free remission in steroid-dependent ulcerative colitis - STUDY TREATMENTS: Methotrexate 1 intramuscular injection (25 mg) per week Placebo 1 intramuscular injection per week - NUMBERS OF PATIENTS: 55 patients in each group, i.e. a total of 110 patients - INCLUSION PERIOD: 24 months - STUDY DURATION: 36 months - EVALUATION CRITERIA: Remission without steroids, immunosuppressives and without colectomy at 16 weeks of treatment.
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The purpose of this study is to assess the effects (good and bad) of golimumab (CNTO 148) therapy in participants with active ulcerative colitis (UC) (sores in the colon).
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of golimumab administered subcutaneously (under the skin) injections in maintenance therapy.
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects (good and bad) of golimumab (CNTO 148) therapy in participants with ulcerative colitis (UC).
The objective of the study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of treatment with balsalazide disodium tablets in subjects who are in remission from ulcerative colitis or who have mildly to moderately active UC.
The purpose of this study is to assess if follow-up telephone calls after colorectal surgery affects a patient's satisfaction, the outcome of their surgery, and their quality of life. In addition, readmissions, complications and emergency room visits can be tracked via these telephone calls, ensuring optimal communication between patients and the surgical office.
The purpose of this study is to produce a user-friendly tool- in the form of a questionnaire - to accurately assess early quality of life in patients after abdominal colorectal surgery from the first day after surgery to 6 months after. The study will also compare this questionnaire to the other currently available assessment tools. Patients are invited to participate if they are undergoing abdominal colorectal surgery at University Hospitals of Cleveland.
The purpose of this study is to find out if guided fluid administration with the esophageal monitor is superior to standard fluid administration and whether use of the hetastarch or lactated ringers offers different benefits with respect to length of stay in the hospital after hand-assisted colorectal surgery.