9 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety and tolerability of cyclically-dosed rectal budesonide foam in participants with active ulcerative proctitis (UP) or ulcerative proctosigmoiditis (UPS).
The purpose of this study is to establish the efficacy profile of rectally administered budesonide foam, as compared to an equivalent volume of rectally administered placebo foam over the same dosing schedule, in participants who present with a diagnosis of active, mild to moderate, ulcerative proctitis (UP) or ulcerative proctosigmoiditis (UPS). During the study, eligible participants will be allowed to maintain previously established oral 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) treatment at doses up to 4.8 grams/day (g/day).
The purpose of this study is to establish the efficacy profile of rectally administered budesonide foam, as compared to an equivalent volume of rectally administered placebo foam over the same dosing schedule, in participants who present with a diagnosis of active, mild to moderate, ulcerative proctitis (UP) or ulcerative proctosigmoiditis (UPS). During the study, eligible participants will be allowed to maintain previously established oral 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) treatment at doses up to 4.8 grams/day (g/day).
1. To prove that patients with ulcerative proctitis and proctosigmoiditis have impaired autonomic functions, i.e. increased sympathetic activity and/or reduced vagal tone. 2. To demonstrate inflammatory cytokine imbalance, i.e., increased pro-inflammatory cytokines. Presence of these abnormalities would make patients with ulcerative proctitis and proctosigmoiditis good candidates for future sacral nerve stimulation therapy.
This study involves evaluating a procedure in which the study device, the HALO90 Ablation catheter, is used to heat a thin layer of tissue lining the rectum using radiofrequency (RF) energy in subjects suffering from radiation proctitis (acute inflammation of the inner lining of the rectum caused by the side effects of radiation treatments that can lead to bleeding). In medical procedures, the RF energy used with this device, has been historically used in shrinking or removing soft-tissue, for surgical cutting, and for stopping bleeding. The device is cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in coagulation (to assit with stoping bleeding and clotting of blood) of tissue within the digestive tract. The device has been used in areas outside the esophagus (inner lining of the throat), including the rectum to treat radiation proctitis. The stoppage of bleeding of radiation proctitis, using the HALO device, may be one method to control the bleeding. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and record the results of treatment of radiation proctitis using the HALO device.
This is a prospective, multicenter, double-blind (DB), controlled, randomized, parallel group comparison Phase 3a study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of new mesalamine suppositories (MAX-002) as compared to placebo and active medicine after 6 weeks of treatment in adults with mild to moderate ulcerative proctitis (UP).
A randomized, multi-center, double-blind, three arm placebo-controlled study in male and non-pregnant, non-lactating female subjects aged 18 years to examine the safety and efficacy of two dosing regimens of hydrocortisone acetate 90 mg suppository administered with the Sephure applicator for the treatment of ulcerative colitis of the rectum.
First-degree relatives of people with inflammatory bowel disease ("IBD," including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) have an increased risk for developing IBD themselves. This study will follow unaffected first-degree relatives (who do not have IBD) over time to understand if their behaviors, diet, and biomarkers for IBD can help predict who gets IBD and if IBD can be prevented in these high-risk individuals. Participants will be asked once per year to complete a questionnaire and have their blood, stool, and urine collected. The anticipated length of the study (registry) is approximately 10 years or longer. Parts of this study, such as the questionnaires and stool and urine collection, may be done from home, while other parts, such as the blood draw, will need to be done from Massachusetts General Hospital.
The principle objective of this research is to more precisely determine the degree of benefit that hyperbaric oxygen therapy affords in the treatment of late radiation tissue injury. The study has eight\* components. Seven involve the evaluation of established radionecrosis at varying anatomic sites (mandible, larynx, skin, bladder, rectum, colon, and gyn). The eighth will investigate the potential of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy to prophylax against late radiation tissue injury. \*(One of the arms, HORTIS IV - Proctitis has been closed to further patient recruitment. This decision was based on an interim statistical analysis which generated sufficient evidence to support closing down this arm of HORTIS.)