MICI-CMV:Valganciclovir in Recurrent Bouts of Cryptogenic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases With an Infection by Cytomegalovirus

Summary

The main objective of this study is to demonstrate the relevance of Valganciclovir on recurrent bouts of cryptogenic inflammatory bowel diseases with infection by cytomegalovirus (CMV). The goal is to obtain 90% (for Valganciclovir treated patients) versus 50% (for placebo treated patients) remission at 3 months (including the discontinuation of corticoids or reducing their dose to under 20 mg of prednisone equivalence), without any relapse over the 6 following months.

Timeline

Start

2004-02

Primary completion

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Completion

2007-12

Publications

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• Background Pfau PR, Lichtenstein GR. Cytomegalovirus infection as a cause of ileoanal pouchitis. Dis Colon Rectum. 2000 Jan;43(1):113-4. doi: 10.1007/BF02237255. No abstract available.
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