NCT01731665Recruiting
Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Songpa-Kangdong District, Seoul, Korea.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Jan 2021 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the incidence, prevalence, clinical characteristics and prognosis of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis over time in a district of Seoul, Korea.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 2000 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 18 Nov 2012
- Start date
- Dec 2012
- Primary completion date
- Jun 2029
- Lead sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
- Diseases
- Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis
- NCT number
- NCT01731665
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 2000
- From Dec 2012 to the primary completion date, Jun 2029
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- IBD unclassified
- Ethnic groups other than Korean
Who the study is looking for
- Definite cases of CD and UC
- Patients are diagnosed with CD if they meet at least 2 of the following criteria:
- clinical history of abdominal pain, weight loss, malaise, diarrhea, and/or rectal bleeding
- endoscopic findings of mucosal cobblestoning, linear ulceration, skip areas, or perianal disease
- radiologic findings of stricture, fistula, mucosal cobblestoning, or ulceration
- macroscopic appearance of bowel wall induration, mesenteric lymphadenopathy, and "creeping fat" at laparotomy
- pathologic findings of transmural inflammation and/or epithelioid granulomas
- Only patients who meet these criteria for at least 2 months are included.
- Patients are diagnosed with UC only if all 3 of the following criteria are present
- a typical history of diarrhea or blood and pus or both in the stool for longer than 4 weeks
- a typical sigmoidoscopic or colonoscopic picture with diffusely granular, friable, or ulcerated mucosa without rectal sparing or skip lesions or radiological signs of characteristic continuous granular or ulcerated mucosa
- characteristic histopathological signs of inflammation on biopsy
Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asan Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Recruiting |
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