Grant Publications

Proposal No.  IBD-0005
Principal Investigator:  Robert W. Summers, M.D.
Applicant Organization:  University of Iowa (Iowa City, U.S.A.)
Project Title:  A controlled clinical trial of Trichuris suis in the therapy of active ulcerative colitis
Period of Award:  July 1, 2002 - December 31, 2003

Summers RW, Elliott DE, Qadir K, Urban JF Jr, Thompson R, Weinstock JV.  Trichuris suis appears to be safe and possibly effective in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.  American Journal of Gastroenterology 2003;98:2034-41.

Summers RW, Elliott DE, Urban JF, Thompson RA, Weinstock JV.  Trichuris suis therapy for active ulcerative colitis:  a randomized controlled trial.  Gastroenterology 2005;128:825-32.