Table 4

 Cessation of rectal bleeding in the intention to treat population

Mesalazine enemaPlacebo enemaLog rank test (p value)
Bleeding at baseline (n)Cessation of bleeding (n (%))Bleeding at baseline (n)Cessation of bleeding (n (%))
Any rectal bleeding5540 (73%)4015 (38%)0.0025
Traces of blood1811 (61%)167 (44%)0.4439
Frank blood3125 (81%)207 (35%)0.0031
Mainly blood64 (67%)41 (25%)0.2324