Active clinical trials for "Crohn Disease"

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of two probiotic preparations (Agri-King Synbiotic and Oxadrop) on urinary oxalate excretion in patients with mild hyperoxaluria. Probiotics are live microorganisms thought to be beneficial to the host organism. Hyperoxaluria is a hereditary disorder that causes a special kind of stone to form in the kidney and urine. Oxalates are naturally-occurring substances found in plants, animals, and in humans. Excretion of oxalates in the urine is a risk factor for kidney stone formation. Our hypothesis was that the mild hyperoxaluria is due to over absorption of oxalate from food and that probiotics will improve gastrointestinal barrier function to decrease oxalate absorption across the gut (and hence its elimination in the urine). In the study, participants were randomized to placebo, Agri-King Synbiotic, or Oxadrop, and were treated for 6 weeks. Patients were maintained on a controlled diet to remove the confounding variable of differing oxalate intake and availability from food.

It is hypothesized that oral naltrexone will improve inflammation of the bowel by increasing endogenous enkephalin levels in subjects with active Crohn's disease. This is especially important in children who often are suffering from nutritional deprivation which retards their growth. The key objectives are to: Evaluate the effects of low dose naltrexone in children with Crohn's Disease by using the Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI), plasma inflammatory markers, weight, and pediatric quality of life survey. To determine the safety and toxicity of low dose naltrexone in pediatric subjects with active Crohn's Disease. Assess the potential mechanism by which naltrexone exerts its action by measuring plasma opioid (enkephalin and endorphin levels) and proinflammatory cytokines.

In a dose escalation study we will determine the safety and preliminary efficacy of allogeneic bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (bmMSCs) in the induction of response for active fistulizing Crohn's Disease (CD).

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of adalimumab for treatment of patients with moderate to severe Crohn's Disease (CD) and to measure the effects of treatment on patient general well-being, health-related quality of life (QoL), fistula healing, CD-related extra-intestinal manifestations, work performance, and overall activity.

To make adalimumab available to subjects suffering from moderately to severely active Crohn's Disease (CD) and to expand the safety information on adalimumab. The study also assessed changes in Patient Reported Outcome Measures from baseline.

To demonstrate the efficacy and safety of adalimumab for the maintenance of clinical remission in Japanese subjects with Crohn's disease.

The primary objective of the study is to estimate the treatment effect of PDA001 (evaluating 3 different PDA001 dosings) versus placebo in subjects with moderate-to-severe Crohn's Disease. The secondary objective of the study is to assess the safety and tolerability of PDA001 versus placebo in the above-mentioned patient population.

This is a multi-centre, open-label extension study in subjects who showed clinical response to induction therapy in the treatment of subjects with active Crohn's disease in the double-blind main study C87037 (NCT00291668).

The study will continue to assess the safety of certolizumab pegol (CDP870) as well as examine the evolution of long term efficacy in Crohn's disease patients who completed study C87042 [NCT00308581]. It will also assess the effect of subcutaneous CDP870 400 mg on direct cost parameters.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a probiotic containing Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Lactobacillus Rhamnosus is effective as treatment for patients with active colonic Crohn's disease