Table 1.
Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis
| Ref. | Study type | Follow-up periods | Group | Drug | Drug dosage | Number of cases | Age, yr | Male |
| Feaganet al[14], 2005 | RCT | 6 wk | Intervention 1 | MLN-02 | 0.5 mg/kg | 58 | 41.6 ± 14.7 | 56.9% |
| Intervention 2 | 2 mg/kg | 60 | 43.8 ± 14.6 | 50.0% | ||||
| Control | Placebo | NA | 63 | 38.9 ± 13.4 | 55.6% | |||
| Feagan et al[15], 2013 | Randomized allocation | 6 wk | Intervention | Vedolizumab | 300 mg | 746 | 40.1 ± 13.2 | 58.0% |
| Control | Placebo | NA | 149 | 41.1 ± 1.25 | 61.7% | |||
| Parikh et al[16], 2012 | RCT | 43 d | Intervention 1 | Vedolizumab | 2 mg/kg | 12 | 39 (30-49)1 | 33.3% |
| Intervention 2 | 6 mg/kg | 14 | 47 (19-61)1 | 50.0% | ||||
| Intervention 3 | 10 mg/kg | 11 | 41 (26-69)1 | 45.5% | ||||
| Control | Placebo | NA | 9 | 33 (21-51)1 | 33.3% |
Median (range). RCT: Randomized controlled trial; NA: No data available.