Study About the Effect of Doxycycline and Acetylcystein in the Treatment of CD-associated Fistulae

Gerhard Rogler20 enrolled

Overview

The investigators will study whether local instillation of Doxycycline and Acetylcystein results in fistula closure in CD patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Crohn's Disease

Interventions

ColonoscopyPROCEDURE

During the colonoscopy, we instill Acetylcystein and Doxycyline into the fistula.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion criteria: * fistulizing CD * CD \< 6 months * at least one insufficient fistula closure try Exclusion criteria: * CDAI \> 200 * Abscesses * CRP \> 100

Locations (1)

Unnamed facility

Zurich, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Fistula closure

Time frame: 01.08.2009 - 31.07.2012

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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