Status:

TERMINATED

Budesonide Versus Placebo for the Treatment of Lymphocytic Colitis

Lead Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Collaborating Sponsors:

AstraZeneca

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

Conditions:

Lymphocytic Colitis

Diarrhea

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Patients will receive budesonide or placebo for the treatment of active lymphocytic colitis. This study includes stool collections, blood draws, weekly questionnaires and a sigmoidoscopy. The study hy...

Detailed Description

Microscopic colitis is an increasingly diagnosed cause of chronic diarrhea, with two main subtypes: collagenous and lymphocytic colitis. Uncontrolled reports have suggested that various drugs can be b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diarrhea, defined as greater than 4 bowel movements per day and greater than "mild"; currently on no treatment or active despite treatment.
  • Lymphocytic colitis confirmed histologically within one year of enrollment

Exclusion

  • Previous unsuccessful treatment with corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs
  • History of severe corticosteroid side effects
  • Corticosteroid, ticlopidine, or flutamide use within the previous 4 weeks
  • Antibiotic, mesalamine or bismuth subsalicylate use within two weeks
  • Current use of anticholinergics, cholestyramine, narcotics, ketoconazole, itraconazole, ritonavir, indinavir, saquinavir, erythromycin, or grapefruit juice
  • Known active medical conditions, including cancer, infection, uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes, osteoporosis, peptic ulcer disease, glaucoma, cataracts, liver cirrhosis or history of tuberculosis
  • Other diarrheal conditions (sprue, infection, hyperthyroidism, lactose intolerance)
  • Pregnant or nursing females
  • Patients without a telephone or unable to communicate in English over the telephone, or unable or unwilling to give consent
  • Known hypersensitivity to or intolerance of budesonide.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

16 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00217022

Start Date

June 1 2003

End Date

February 1 2008

Last Update

November 2 2021

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Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905