Tracks how often Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis occur in Seoul
Studies how often inflammatory bowel disease occurs and its course in one Seoul district.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Songpa-Kangdong District, Seoul, Korea.
Key facts
- Where
- Seoul, South KoreaSee the site
Where in South Korea
- Asan Medical CenterSeoul, South KoreaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Asan Medical Center
- Trial code
- NCT01731665
- Record updated
- 13 January 2021
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Songpa-Kangdong District, Seoul, Korea.
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.
Inclusion: 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.
Exclusion: IBD unclassified; Ethnic groups other than Korean.