Effect of Aloe Vera in the Inflammation of Patients With Mild Ulcerative Colitis (AVIUC)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01783119 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified January 2013 by Jesús Kazuo Yamamoto Furusho, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Salvador Zubiran.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : February 4, 2013
Last Update Posted : February 4, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Ulcerative Colitis | Dietary Supplement: Aloe Barbadensis Miller Dietary Supplement: placebo water | Early Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Effect of Aloe Vera in the Inflammation of Patients With Mild Ulcerative Colitis |
Study Start Date : | August 2012 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2013 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Aloe Vera
Consume 200 ml of aloe vera gel per day over a period of three months
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Dietary Supplement: Aloe Barbadensis Miller |
Placebo Comparator: water
Consume 200 ml of placebo per day over a period of three months
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Dietary Supplement: placebo water |
- Full Mayo Score [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
- Interleukine - 6 [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Quantification in mucosal Biopsy

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 59 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with confirmed diagnosis by histopathology of Ulcerative Colitis with mild activity level clinical, Endoscopic and histological.
- Extent of disease: pancolitis, ulcerative proctitis and left.
- Being treated with 5 - aminosalicylates (5-ASA).
- Belonging to the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition "Salvador Zubirán".
- Signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Autoimmune diseases (lupus, HIV, cancer and any hepatitis).
- Another type of colitis (indeterminate, infectious drug and Crohn's Disease.
- Previous total colectomy.
- Body mass index less than 19.9 kg/m2 or greater than 40 kg/m2.
- Patients in remission histology, clinical and endoscopic.
- Under treatment with steroids, azathioprine, diuretics and anticoagulants.
- Use Aloe Vera or some natural therapy.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01783119
Contact: Jesús K. Yamamoto-Furusho, PhD,MD | +5554870900 ext 2710 | kazuofurusho@hotmail.com |
Mexico | |
National Institute of Medical Science and Nutrition, Salvador Zubirán | Recruiting |
D.f., Tlalpan, Mexico, 14000 | |
Contact: Jesús K Yamamoto-Furusho, MD, PhD +5554870900 ext 2710 kazuofurusho@hotmail.com |
Study Chair: | Jesús K Yamamoto-Furusho, MD, PhD | INCMNSZ | |
Principal Investigator: | Lizzette C Alfaro | INCMNSZ |
Other Publications:
Responsible Party: | Jesús Kazuo Yamamoto Furusho, MD PhD, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Salvador Zubiran |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01783119 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
REF.589 |
First Posted: | February 4, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 4, 2013 |
Last Verified: | January 2013 |
Ulcerative Colitis Aloe Vera |
Colitis Colitis, Ulcerative Inflammation Ulcer Pathologic Processes Gastroenteritis |
Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases Colonic Diseases Intestinal Diseases Inflammatory Bowel Diseases |