Antibiotics as an Adjuvant in Patients With Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Summary

The study is planned as a randomised control trial to study the adjuvant use of antibiotics (ceftriaxone and metronidazole) to achieve a clinical response in hospitalised patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis

Timeline

Start

2019-04-01

Primary completion

2020-03-04

Completion

2020-04-04

Publications

• Results Mishra S, Mandavdhare HS, Singh H, Choudhury A, Shah J, Ram S, Kalsi D, Samanta J, Prasad KK, Sharma AK, Dutta U, Sharma V. Adjuvant use of combination of antibiotics in acute severe ulcerative colitis: A placebo controlled randomized trial. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2021 Jul;19(7):949-955. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2021.1856656. Epub 2020 Dec 14.

Drugs

Indications