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A Pilot Study of Vancomycin or Metronidazole in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
PSC Partners Seeking a Cure Foundation
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Jayant A. Talwalkar, Mayo Clinic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01085760
First received: March 10, 2010
Last updated: July 12, 2013
Last verified: July 2013
History of Changes
Results First Received: November 2, 2012  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment;   Masking: None (Open Label);   Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Interventions: Drug: Vancomycin
Drug: Metronidazole

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Recruitment Details
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A total of 35 adult patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) were enrolled between February 2010 and November 2011 at Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN.

Pre-Assignment Details
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Low Dose Vancomycin Vancomycin 125 mg 4 times a day
High Dose Vancomycin Vancomycin 250 mg 4 times a day
Low Dose Metronidazole Metronidazole 250 mg 3 times a day
High Dose Metronidazole metronidazole 500 mg 3 times a day

Participant Flow:   Overall Study
    Low Dose Vancomycin   High Dose Vancomycin   Low Dose Metronidazole   High Dose Metronidazole
STARTED   8   9   9   9 
COMPLETED   7   8   7   6 
NOT COMPLETED   1   1   2   3 



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Population Description
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Low Dose Vancomycin Vancomycin 125 mg 4 times a day
High Dose Vancomycin Vancomycin 250 mg 4 times a day
Low Dose Metronidazole Metronidazole 250 mg 3 times a day
High Dose Metronidazole metronidazole 500 mg 3 times a day
Total Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures
   Low Dose Vancomycin   High Dose Vancomycin   Low Dose Metronidazole   High Dose Metronidazole   Total 
Overall Participants Analyzed 
[Units: Participants]
 		 8   9   9   9   35 
Age 
[Units: Participants]
 		         
<=18 years   0   0   0   0   0 
Between 18 and 65 years   8   6   9   9   32 
>=65 years   0   3   0   0   3 
Age 
[Units: Years]
Median (Full Range) 		 40 
 (20 to 60)  		 42 
 (27 to 70)  		 35 
 (21 to 64)  		 40 
 (20 to 60)  		 40 
 (20 to 70) 
Gender 
[Units: Participants]
 		         
Female   4   9   4   4   21 
Male   4   0   5   5   14 
Region of Enrollment 
[Units: Participants]
 		         
United States   8   9   9   9   35 


  Outcome Measures
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1.  Primary:   Change From Baseline in Alkaline Phosphatase Following 12 Weeks of Treatment   [ Time Frame: baseline, 12 weeks ]
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2.  Secondary:   Change From Baseline in Total Bilirubin Following 12 Weeks Treatment   [ Time Frame: baseline, 12 weeks ]
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3.  Secondary:   Change From Baseline in Mayo PSC Risk Score Following 12 Weeks of Treatment   [ Time Frame: baseline, 12 weeks ]
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4.  Secondary:   Change From Baseline in C-Reactive Protein Following 12 Weeks of Treatment   [ Time Frame: baseline, 12 weeks ]
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Certain Agreements:  
All Principal Investigators ARE employed by the organization sponsoring the study.


Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Dr. Jayant A. Talwalkar
Organization: Mayo Clinic
phone: 507-538--4877
e-mail: talwalkar.jayant@mayo.edu


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Responsible Party: Jayant A. Talwalkar, Mayo Clinic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01085760     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 08-008247
Study First Received: March 10, 2010
Results First Received: November 2, 2012
Last Updated: July 12, 2013