Budesonide Multimatrix(MMX) Versus Prednisolone in Management of Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative Colitis Chronic
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Ulcerative Colitis Chronic focused on measuring ulcerative colitis., Budesonide, prednisolone
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- This study will include patients with confirmed mild to moderate ulcerative colitis according to the Mayo score activity index with ages ranging between 18-60 years old.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients < 18 years old.
- Pregnant females.
- Patients with proven infection with any enteric pathogens (e.g., Shigella species, Clostridium species, Salmonella species, ova, parasites, Clostridium difficile toxins A or B, or HIV infection).
- Patients who received oral or rectal steroids in the last 4 weeks, immunosuppressive agents in the last 8 weeks, or anti-tumor necrosis factor agents in the last 3 months.
- Patients with severe colitis (Mayo score >11); Patients with evidence or history of toxic megacolon.
- Severe anemia (hemoglobin <10.5 g/dl), leucopenia, or granulocytopenia.
- Patients using any cytochrome P450 inducers or inhibitors (e.g., ketoconazole, phenytoin) or antibiotics.
- Patients with renal disease/insufficiency.
- Patients with type I diabetes.
- Patients with glaucoma.
- Patients with malignancies.
- Patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh score B and C).
- Patients with COVID 19 infection.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Budesonide MMX
prednisolone
this study aims to detect the safety and side effects of budesonide MMX in the management of mild to moderate cases of ulcerative colitis in comparison to prednisolone. Budesonide MMX will be given after randomization to patients with mild to moderate cases who failed to respond to mesalazine. The dose will be 9mg as a single dose given for 8 weeks.
this study aims to detect the safety and side effects of budesonide MMX in the management of mild to moderate cases of ulcerative colitis in comparison to prednisolone. prdinisolone MMX will be given after randomization to patients with mild to moderate cases who failed to respond to mesalazine. The starting dose will be 40 mg and reduced by 5 mg each weak for 8 weeks .