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Adalimumab in the Treatment of Chronic Pouchitis

NCT01670240

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

This study wants to investigate the efficiency of biological treatment for chronic pouchitis. Chronic pouchitis is inflammation in a reconstruction after removal of the colon, a pouch. It is examined in patients with ulcerative colitis. The primary objective evaluation is to evaluate the clinically effect of biological therapy (adalimumab) in patients with chronic pouchitis. Secondary objective is to evaluate the effect of biological therapy on the endoscopical and histological inflammatory activity. It is a double-blinded randomized placebo controlled study.

Timeline

Start
2012-08
Primary completion
2015-09
Completion
2016-01

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Adalimumab Monoclonal antibody 40 mg