Dexamethasone Versus Methylprednisolone for the Treatment of Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease

NCT ID: NCT00152620

Last Updated: 2013-09-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-06-30

Study Completion Date

2007-05-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this therapeutic trial is to compare the response of subjects with active IBD to daily intravenous dexamethasone versus the response to daily intravenous methylprednisolone.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Keywords

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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Dexamethasone

Intervention Type DRUG

Methylprednisolone

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Parental informed consent
* Subjects 6 to 19 years of age with confirmed diagnosis of IBD (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis or indeterminate colitis), who on admission to the hospital have a PCDAI\>15 or a Clinical-Activity Index for the Evaluation of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis of \>10.
* Infectious causes (viruses, bacteria, parasites) have been ruled out.

Exclusion Criteria

* Subjects in which the administration of corticosteroids would be contraindicated such as systemic or enteric infections diagnosed by stool analysis including culture, Clostridium Difficile toxin assay, rotavirus or adenovirus 40/41 antigens.
* Subjects with enterostomy or colostomy
* Subjects with one or more of the following conditions: unstable vital signs, acute abdomen, toxic megacolon, intestinal obstruction, intestinal perforation
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Chicago

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Barbara S Kirschner, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Chicago

Locations

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University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Other Identifiers

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13171B

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id