Status:

COMPLETED

Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Caused by Intravenous Iron in Crohn's Disease Patients With Iron Deficiency Anemia

Lead Sponsor:

Jinling Hospital, China

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ministry of Health, China

Conditions:

Crohn's Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Extra iron may not be necessary in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in Crohn's Disease;Oxidative Stress and Inflammation may be Caused by Intravenous Iron in Crohn's Disease Patients With Iron ...

Detailed Description

Anemia is one of the commonest extra-intestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease (CD) with a prevalence ranging from 6.2% up to 73.7%.Compared with other complications,it has been subestimated and re...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects should have a definitive diagnosis of Crohn's disease, based on WHO criteria
  • Males and females ≥ 18 years old, including women who are not pregnant or lactating at the time of enrollment.
  • Subjects should have a CDAI score \<150 at week 0
  • Able to swallow tablets
  • Are capable of providing written informed consent and obtained at the time of enrollment
  • Willing to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.
  • Subjects should have the hemoglobin: male patients\<130g/L,female patients\<120g/L.

Exclusion

  • Bacterial,viral or other microbial infection(including HIV)
  • Needing orally administered corticosteroids for the treatment of other diseases. Inhaled or dermatologic preparations are acceptable.
  • Previous or current use of infliximab.
  • current use of prescription doses or chronic/frequent use of NSAIDs
  • Treatment with narcotic pain medications. (Anti-diarrheal agents such as loperamide and diphenoxylate are permitted)
  • History of pancreatitis, except for subjects with a known but removed cause(such as gallstone pancreatitis)
  • History of abnormal liver function tests, including AST or ALT \>1.5 times upper limit of normal, alkaline phosphatase \>2 times upper limit of normal, total bilirubin \>2.5 mg/dL at screening (or within the previous 6 months, if known)
  • History of malignancy
  • Women who are pregnant or lactating at the time of enrollment, or who intend to be during the study period.
  • Participation in other clinical trial within the past 6 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

387 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01823029

Start Date

November 1 2012

End Date

November 1 2013

Last Update

November 27 2013

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General Surgery Institute,Jinling Hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210000