NCT01783119

Effect of Aloe Vera in the Inflammation of Patients With Mild Ulcerative Colitis

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Salvador Zubiran · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 59 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The Ulcerative Colitis (UC) belongs to the group of diseases called Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) which is characterized by a chronic ulceration of the colon. The conventional treatment can have adverse effects and does not guarantee effectiveness in some patients requiring aggressive therapy using adjuvant therapy Aloe vera has been shown to have a beneficial effect in different disease, and have an anti-inflammatory effect in UC patients. Objective: Measuring the effect of the consumption of 200 ml of aloe vera gel daily for a period of three months, in the degree of inflammation in patients with mild UC based on Mayo scale and quantification of IL-6 in the colonic mucosa.

Conditions

• Ulcerative Colitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Aloe Barbadensis Miller
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	placebo water

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-08-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2014-12-01
• First posted: 2013-02-04
• Last updated: 2013-02-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Mexico