Publications The Role of Centralized Reading of Endoscopy in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Mesalamine for Ulcerative Colitis Citation Feagan BG, Sandborn WJ, D'Haens G, Pola S, McDonald JWD, Rutgeerts P, Munkholm P, Mittmann U, King D, Wong CJ, Zou G, Donner A, Shackelton LM, Gilgen D, Nelson S, Vandervoort MK, Fahmy M, Loftus EV Jr, Panaccione R, Travis SP, Van Assche GA, Vermeire S, Levesque BG. The role of centralized reading of endoscopy in a randomized controlled trial of mesalamine for ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterology. 2013 Jul;145(1):149-157.e2. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.03.025. Epub 2013 Mar 22. PMID: 23528626. Abstract Background & aims: Interobserver differences in endoscopic assessments contribute to variations in rates of response to placebo in ulcerative colitis (UC) trials. We investigated whether centralized review of images could reduce these variations. Tags Adverse Effects, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Drug Therapy, Mesalamine, Sigmoidoscopy, therapeutic use, Ulcerative Colitis Read More
