Efficacy and Safety of Two Doses of SPD476 (Mesalazine) 2.4g and 4.8g Once Daily, With Reference to Asacol 0.8g Three Times Daily in Subjects With Acute, Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis

Summary

The primary objective of the study was to compare the percentage of subjects in remission after 8 weeks of treatment with SPD476, 2.4 g/day once daily vs placebo and SPD476 4.8 g/day once daily versus placebo

Timeline

Start

2003-12-04

Primary completion

2004-10-20

Completion

2004-10-20

Publications

• Results Kamm MA, Sandborn WJ, Gassull M, Schreiber S, Jackowski L, Butler T, Lyne A, Stephenson D, Palmen M, Joseph RE. Once-daily, high-concentration MMX mesalamine in active ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterology. 2007 Jan;132(1):66-75; quiz 432-3. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.10.011. Epub 2006 Oct 12.

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