Effect of Iron and Vitamin E Supplementation on Disease Activity in Patients With Either Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Hypothesis:In patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease diagnosed with mild or moderate anaemia:

1. iron supplementation will increase disease activity and oxidative stress

2. the addition of antioxidant vitamin will reduce this detrimental effect

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto
• Collaborator: Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
• Treatments: alpha-Tocopherol; Iron; Tocopherols; Tocotrienols; Vitamin E; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• > 18 years old

• diagnosed with inflammatory Bowel Disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease)

• with mild or moderate anaemia

Exclusion Criteria:

• not diagnosed with bowel obstruction

• not diagnosed with short bowel syndrome

• not taking iron supplement or antioxidant vitamins and minerals