Study reveals best ways to adjust ulcerative colitis treatment for better living
NCT ID NCT05271773
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 234 adults with ulcerative colitis whose gut lining had healed (Mayo 0 or 1). Researchers tracked how increasing, decreasing, or switching treatments affected patients' quality of life over 6 and 12 months. They also measured inflammation markers like fecal calprotectin. The goal was to find the best treatment approach for maintaining well-being.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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234 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with an established diagnosis of UC through regular criteria (clinical, analytical, endoscopic, radiological and/or histological ones), in clinical remission (partial Mayo score ≤2) for at least three months, who had undergone surveillance colonoscopy after 12 months from the study outset, with a Mayo 0 or Mayo 1 endoscopic activity.
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * UC diagnosed. * Age ≥ 18. * Signed and dated informed consent form. * Have undergone a Mayo 0 or 1 endoscopic score colonoscopy while in clinical remission. Exclusion Criteria: * Incomplete colonoscopy. * Previous bowel resection. * Ostomy patient. * Active infection. * Pregnancy. * Lack of patient's informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla
Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Parc Taulí
Sabadell, Catalonia, 08208, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Princesa
Madrid, 28006, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Canarias
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, 38018, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Cáceres
Cáceres, Extremadura, 10004, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, 15706, Spain
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Hospital Universitario. Miguel Servet
Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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Hospital de Santa Bárbara de Puertollano
Puertollano, Ciudad Real, 13500, Spain
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