A Single-Center Observational Study on the Impact of Symptom Assessment Timing on the Short-Term Efficacy of 5-ASA Therapy in Patients With Initial-Onset or Relapsed Mild-to-Moderate Active Ulcerative Colitis

NCT ID: NCT06998693

Last Updated: 2025-11-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

180 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-08-01

Study Completion Date

2025-09-30

Brief Summary

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This study aims to collect the relevant clinical examination results of patients during the 5-ASA treatment period through opportunistic sampling of patients with mild to moderate active ulcerative colitis (UC). The study compares the impact of the time nodes of the first assessment (4th, 8th, and 12th weeks) on the short-term efficacy of 5-ASA. By integrating the dynamic changes of symptom scores and related biomarkers, the study clarifies the time trajectory of symptom relief in patients with mild to moderate UC, identifies the characteristics of early responders and non-responders, and further explores the association between baseline clinical features and treatment responses, thereby assisting in individualized treatment decisions.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ul

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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4-week Evaluation of Disease Progression

UC patients with initial onset or recurrence whose assessment time interval is set at 4 weeks

5-ASA (5-Aminosalicylate)

Intervention Type DRUG

Specialist doctors decide the administration method of 5-ASA based on the patient's condition (all groups), mainly including topical therapy, or oral therapy (2-4 gram/day).

Colon Endoscopy Procedure

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Participants in all groups will receive a standard Colon Endoscopy Procedure at 48-week.

Blood Routine Test at 4-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Blood Routine Test at 4-week.

Stool Routine Test at 4-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Stool Routine Test at 4-week.

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test at 4-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test at 4-week.

C-reactive Protein Test at 4-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard C-reactive Protein Test at 4-week.

Liver Function Test at 4-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Liver Function Test at 4-week.

Kidney Function Test at 4-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Kidney Function Test at 4-week.

8-week Evaluation of Disease Progression

UC patients with initial onset or recurrence whose assessment time interval is set at 8 weeks

5-ASA (5-Aminosalicylate)

Intervention Type DRUG

Specialist doctors decide the administration method of 5-ASA based on the patient's condition (all groups), mainly including topical therapy, or oral therapy (2-4 gram/day).

Colon Endoscopy Procedure

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Participants in all groups will receive a standard Colon Endoscopy Procedure at 48-week.

Blood Routine Test at 8-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Blood Routine Test at 8-week.

Stool Routine Test at 8-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Stool Routine Test at 8-week.

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test at 8-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test at 8-week.

C-reactive Protein Test at 8-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard C-reactive Protein Test at 8-week.

Liver Function Test at 8-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Liver Function Test at 8-week.

Kidney Function Test at 8-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Kidney Function Test at 8-week.

12-week Evaluation of Disease Progression

UC patients with initial onset or recurrence whose assessment time interval is set at 12 weeks

5-ASA (5-Aminosalicylate)

Intervention Type DRUG

Specialist doctors decide the administration method of 5-ASA based on the patient's condition (all groups), mainly including topical therapy, or oral therapy (2-4 gram/day).

Colon Endoscopy Procedure

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Participants in all groups will receive a standard Colon Endoscopy Procedure at 48-week.

Blood Routine Test at 12-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Blood Routine Test at 12-week.

Stool Routine Test at 12-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Stool Routine Test at 12-week.

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test at 12-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test at 12-week.

C-reactive Protein Test at 12-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard C-reactive Protein Test at 12-week.

Liver Function Test at 12-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Liver Function Test at 12-week.

Kidney Function Test at 12-week

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants in will receive a standard Kidney Function Test at 12-week.

Interventions

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5-ASA (5-Aminosalicylate)

Specialist doctors decide the administration method of 5-ASA based on the patient's condition (all groups), mainly including topical therapy, or oral therapy (2-4 gram/day).

Intervention Type DRUG

Colon Endoscopy Procedure

Participants in all groups will receive a standard Colon Endoscopy Procedure at 48-week.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Blood Routine Test at 4-week

Participants in will receive a standard Blood Routine Test at 4-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Blood Routine Test at 8-week

Participants in will receive a standard Blood Routine Test at 8-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Blood Routine Test at 12-week

Participants in will receive a standard Blood Routine Test at 12-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Stool Routine Test at 4-week

Participants in will receive a standard Stool Routine Test at 4-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Stool Routine Test at 8-week

Participants in will receive a standard Stool Routine Test at 8-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Stool Routine Test at 12-week

Participants in will receive a standard Stool Routine Test at 12-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test at 4-week

Participants in will receive a standard Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test at 4-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test at 8-week

Participants in will receive a standard Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test at 8-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test at 12-week

Participants in will receive a standard Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test at 12-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

C-reactive Protein Test at 4-week

Participants in will receive a standard C-reactive Protein Test at 4-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

C-reactive Protein Test at 8-week

Participants in will receive a standard C-reactive Protein Test at 8-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

C-reactive Protein Test at 12-week

Participants in will receive a standard C-reactive Protein Test at 12-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Liver Function Test at 4-week

Participants in will receive a standard Liver Function Test at 4-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Liver Function Test at 8-week

Participants in will receive a standard Liver Function Test at 8-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Liver Function Test at 12-week

Participants in will receive a standard Liver Function Test at 12-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Kidney Function Test at 4-week

Participants in will receive a standard Kidney Function Test at 4-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Kidney Function Test at 8-week

Participants in will receive a standard Kidney Function Test at 8-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Kidney Function Test at 12-week

Participants in will receive a standard Kidney Function Test at 12-week.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. According to the diagnostic criteria of the China's 2023 Consensus Opinion on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, the disease status is newly diagnosed ulcerative colitis (UC) or mild to moderate active UC with remission followed by recurrence (modified Mayo score 3-10 points);
2. Age: 18-59 years old;
3. The attending physician will propose an oral mesalazine or an oral w/ topical mesalazine combined treatment plan based on the patient's condition;
4. Patients who are abble to and are willing to comply with the research protocol can provide a signed and dated written informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Use any form of hormone within the past 14 days;
2. Have received immunosuppressive therapy within the past 90 days;
3. Have used infliximab, adalimumab, or vedolizumab within the past 60 days;
4. Have taken anti-diarrheal drugs within the past 3 days;
5. Have participated in any clinical trial within the past 3 months;
6. Allergic to mesalazine or salicylic acid preparations (except sulfasalazine), including severe adverse reactions, liver and kidney diseases, heart and lung diseases, malignant tumors, etc.;
7. Have had severe liver and kidney diseases, heart and lung diseases, hematological diseases and pancreatic diseases in the past;
8. Pregnant or lactating women;
9. Patients who have withdrawn their informed consent.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

59 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jie Liang

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases

Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Bressler B, Marshall JK, Bernstein CN, Bitton A, Jones J, Leontiadis GI, Panaccione R, Steinhart AH, Tse F, Feagan B; Toronto Ulcerative Colitis Consensus Group. Clinical practice guidelines for the medical management of nonhospitalized ulcerative colitis: the Toronto consensus. Gastroenterology. 2015 May;148(5):1035-1058.e3. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.03.001. Epub 2015 Mar 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25747596 (View on PubMed)

Orchard TR, van der Geest SA, Travis SP. Randomised clinical trial: early assessment after 2 weeks of high-dose mesalazine for moderately active ulcerative colitis - new light on a familiar question. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2011 May;33(9):1028-35. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04620.x. Epub 2011 Mar 8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21385195 (View on PubMed)

Hanauer SB, Sandborn WJ, Kornbluth A, Katz S, Safdi M, Woogen S, Regalli G, Yeh C, Smith-Hall N, Ajayi F. Delayed-release oral mesalamine at 4.8 g/day (800 mg tablet) for the treatment of moderately active ulcerative colitis: the ASCEND II trial. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Nov;100(11):2478-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00248.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16279903 (View on PubMed)

Pruitt R, Hanson J, Safdi M, Wruble L, Hardi R, Johanson J, Koval G, Riff D, Winston B, Cross A, Doty P, Johnson LK. Balsalazide is superior to mesalamine in the time to improvement of signs and symptoms of acute mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002 Dec;97(12):3078-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.07103.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12492193 (View on PubMed)

Levine DS, Riff DS, Pruitt R, Wruble L, Koval G, Sales D, Bell JK, Johnson LK. A randomized, double blind, dose-response comparison of balsalazide (6.75 g), balsalazide (2.25 g), and mesalamine (2.4 g) in the treatment of active, mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002 Jun;97(6):1398-407. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.05781.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12094857 (View on PubMed)

Xu L, He B, Sun Y, Li J, Shen P, Hu L, Liu G, Wang J, Duan L, Zhan S, Wang S. Incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Urban China: A Nationwide Population-based Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Dec;21(13):3379-3386.e29. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.08.013. Epub 2023 Sep 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 37660767 (View on PubMed)

Baumgart DC, Carding SR. Inflammatory bowel disease: cause and immunobiology. Lancet. 2007 May 12;369(9573):1627-40. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60750-8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17499605 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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KY20232344-F-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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