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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN31531671
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Heparin in the treatment of ulcerative colitis
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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N0278078802
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Study hypothesis
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Is intravenous heparin of clinical benefit to patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis?
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Double blind randomised placebo controlled study
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Digestive System: Ulcerative colitis
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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Patients with known acute, moderate/severe ulcerative colitis, with a Powell-Tuck score ≥12 on relapse, requiring inpatient treatment with intravenous steroids.
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Not provided at time of registration
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Anticipated start date
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01/07/1997
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Anticipated end date
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31/12/2005
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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Not provided at time of registration
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Interventions
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Intravenous heparin vs placebo
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Time to remission and time to next relapse.
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Sources of funding
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Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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Contact name
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Dr
Hugh
Shepherd
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Address
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Winchester Gastrointestinal Unit
Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Romsey Road
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City/town
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Winchester
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Zip/Postcode
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SO22 5DG
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)1962 824498
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Fax
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+44 (0)1962 825227
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Email
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Sponsor
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Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
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Address
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The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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SW1A 2NL
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)20 7307 2622
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Fax
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+44 (0)20 7307 2623
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Email
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.doh.gov.uk
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Date applied
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12/09/2003
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Last edited
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06/01/2009
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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12/09/2003
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