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Crohn's DiseasePhase 2NCT00152841

Effect of Iron and Vitamin E Supplementation on Disease Activity in Patients With Either Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis

A Phase 2 study testing Iron supplement 300-600 mg/day and Vitamin E 800IU in people with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, run by University Health Network, Toronto at 1 site in Canada.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

Hypothesis:In patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease diagnosed with mild or moderate anaemia: 1. iron supplementation will increase disease activity and oxidative stress 2. the addition of antioxidant vitamin will reduce this detrimental effect Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Iron supplement 300-600 mg/day and Vitamin E 800IU
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
Jun 2002to Feb 2009
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • > 18 years old
  • diagnosed with inflammatory Bowel Disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease)
  • with mild or moderate anaemia

Who cannot join

  • not diagnosed with bowel obstruction
  • not diagnosed with short bowel syndrome
  • not taking iron supplement or antioxidant vitamins and minerals

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4

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About this study

Official title: Effect of Iron and Antioxidant Vitamins on Disease Activity and Oxidative Stress in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Hypothesis:In patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease diagnosed with mild or moderate anaemia:

  1. iron supplementation will increase disease activity and oxidative stress
  2. the addition of antioxidant vitamin will reduce this detrimental effect
Read the detailed description

To maintain site/extent of disease and medication consistent among groups, the design is a double blind crossover placebo-controlled trial.

  1. If mild anaemia, patients are randomized to 300 mg of ferrous fumarate or placebo for 4 weeks followed by 2 weeks of washout period after which patients will crossover the opposite treatments for another 4 weeks.
  2. If moderate anaemia, patients will receive 600 mg of ferrous fumarate for 10 weeks. They are randomized to either vitamin E (800 IU) or placebo for 4 weeks followed by 2 weeks of washout period after which patients will crossover the opposite treatments for another 4 weeks
Being tested
Iron supplement 300-600 mg/day, Vitamin E 800IU
Medical subject headings
Crohn Disease, Colitis, Ulcerative, Lymphoma, Follicular

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Iron supplement 300-600 mg/dayDrug

  • Vitamin E 800IUDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. calprotectin in stools at baseline, week 4, week 6, week 10

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. disease activity index

  2. oxidative stress (plasma lipid peroxides, antioxidant potency, vitamin C, vitamin E, superoxide dismutase)

  3. blood measurement of CBD

  4. iron status

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2002
  3. Primary completionFeb 2009

Why it stopped: Lack of patients

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00152841
Sponsor's protocol ID
02-0289-E
Status last verified
Mar 2009
First submitted
7 Sep 2005
Last updated
17 Mar 2009
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Iron supplement 300-600 mg/day and Vitamin E 800IU in people with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, run by University Health Network, Toronto at 1 site in Canada.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Mar 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Lack of patients). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

calprotectin in stools at baseline, week 4, week 6, week 10. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Mar 2009.

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