SOME ASPECTS OF TREATMENT FOR LEFT-SIDED ULCERATIVE COLITIS

Background: There is no published data on changes in the endoscopic activity index within first weeks of treatment with various pharmaceutical forms of mesalazine.Aim: Comparative assessment of clinical efficacy and safety of various pharmaceutical forms of mesalazine (tablets, enemas and foam) in t...

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Main Authors: P. A. Makarchuk, O. M. Tsodikova, Yu. M. Buzunova, E. A. Belousova
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Language:Russian
Published: MONIKI 2016-02-01
Series:Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny
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Online Access:https://www.almclinmed.ru/jour/article/view/107
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author P. A. Makarchuk
O. M. Tsodikova
Yu. M. Buzunova
E. A. Belousova
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O. M. Tsodikova
Yu. M. Buzunova
E. A. Belousova
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description Background: There is no published data on changes in the endoscopic activity index within first weeks of treatment with various pharmaceutical forms of mesalazine.Aim: Comparative assessment of clinical efficacy and safety of various pharmaceutical forms of mesalazine (tablets, enemas and foam) in the treatment of left-sided ulcerative colitis.Materials and methods: Thirty patients with chronic relapsing left-sided moderate ulcerative colitis participated in the study. They were administered mesalazine either orally (group 1, n = 10) or rectally in micro-enemas (group 2, n = 10) and as foam (group 3, n = 10). Activity of ulcerative colitis was accessed before and after the treatment, along with collecting of patient responses regarding the ease of their use.Results: The mean index of ulcerative colitis activity among all patients before treatment was 7.2 ± 0.8 points. After 1 week of treatment with oral mesalazine, the index of ulcerative colitis activity decreased to 5.2 points and in those patients who were using microenemas and foam, to 4.6 and 3.4 points, respectively, with the difference before/after treatment being significant only in the group 3 (p < 0.05). At 2 weeks of treatment, the activity index decreased more than 2-fold in all groups (p < 0.05). According to the questionnaire, 83.3% of patients accepted the oral intake of the agent as the most convenient one. The highest proportion of compliant patients was in the group using the foam. Conclusion: Mesalazine is highly effective, as shown by a 2-fold decrease in the ulcerative colitis activity index after 2 weeks of treatment. The endoscopic activity index shows more rapid decrease after the use of mesalazine foam (already at 1 week of treatment).
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spelling doaj.art-0d8454a83ef0404c993ca0d3623187532022-12-21T22:55:23ZrusMONIKIAlʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny2072-05052587-92942016-02-01040828810.18786/2072-0505-2015-40-82-88107SOME ASPECTS OF TREATMENT FOR LEFT-SIDED ULCERATIVE COLITISP. A. Makarchuk0O. M. Tsodikova1Yu. M. Buzunova2E. A. Belousova3Moscow Regional Research and Clinical InstituteMoscow Regional Research and Clinical InstituteMoscow Regional Research and Clinical InstituteMoscow Regional Research and Clinical InstituteBackground: There is no published data on changes in the endoscopic activity index within first weeks of treatment with various pharmaceutical forms of mesalazine.Aim: Comparative assessment of clinical efficacy and safety of various pharmaceutical forms of mesalazine (tablets, enemas and foam) in the treatment of left-sided ulcerative colitis.Materials and methods: Thirty patients with chronic relapsing left-sided moderate ulcerative colitis participated in the study. They were administered mesalazine either orally (group 1, n = 10) or rectally in micro-enemas (group 2, n = 10) and as foam (group 3, n = 10). Activity of ulcerative colitis was accessed before and after the treatment, along with collecting of patient responses regarding the ease of their use.Results: The mean index of ulcerative colitis activity among all patients before treatment was 7.2 ± 0.8 points. After 1 week of treatment with oral mesalazine, the index of ulcerative colitis activity decreased to 5.2 points and in those patients who were using microenemas and foam, to 4.6 and 3.4 points, respectively, with the difference before/after treatment being significant only in the group 3 (p < 0.05). At 2 weeks of treatment, the activity index decreased more than 2-fold in all groups (p < 0.05). According to the questionnaire, 83.3% of patients accepted the oral intake of the agent as the most convenient one. The highest proportion of compliant patients was in the group using the foam. Conclusion: Mesalazine is highly effective, as shown by a 2-fold decrease in the ulcerative colitis activity index after 2 weeks of treatment. The endoscopic activity index shows more rapid decrease after the use of mesalazine foam (already at 1 week of treatment).https://www.almclinmed.ru/jour/article/view/107ulcerative colitistreatment of inflammatory bowel diseasemesalazine
spellingShingle P. A. Makarchuk
O. M. Tsodikova
Yu. M. Buzunova
E. A. Belousova
SOME ASPECTS OF TREATMENT FOR LEFT-SIDED ULCERATIVE COLITIS
Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny
ulcerative colitis
treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
mesalazine
title SOME ASPECTS OF TREATMENT FOR LEFT-SIDED ULCERATIVE COLITIS
title_full SOME ASPECTS OF TREATMENT FOR LEFT-SIDED ULCERATIVE COLITIS
title_fullStr SOME ASPECTS OF TREATMENT FOR LEFT-SIDED ULCERATIVE COLITIS
title_full_unstemmed SOME ASPECTS OF TREATMENT FOR LEFT-SIDED ULCERATIVE COLITIS
title_short SOME ASPECTS OF TREATMENT FOR LEFT-SIDED ULCERATIVE COLITIS
title_sort some aspects of treatment for left sided ulcerative colitis
topic ulcerative colitis
treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
mesalazine
url https://www.almclinmed.ru/jour/article/view/107
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