Status:
UNKNOWN
Assessment of Colonic Permeability by Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy
Lead Sponsor:
Shandong University
Conditions:
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of confocal laser endomicroscopy in assessment of colonic permeability against conventional sugar absorption test.
Detailed Description
Increased intestinal permeability has been shown significant in many gastrointestinal diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease and recently irritable bowel syndrome. The conventional test method...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with history of ulcerative colitis
- Bowel habits alterations meeting IBS diagnosis criteria and indications for colonoscopy investigation
- Asymptomatic individuals for health surveillance or patients for follow up after polypectomy
- Patients complained of hemafecia but colonoscopy revealed only haemorrhoid
Exclusion
- Known cancers or abdominal surgery
- Scheduled for endoscopic treatment
- Alarm symptoms such as anaemia, gastrointestinal bleeding or obstruction, marked weight loss, abdominal mass
- Under conditions such as:
- ascites
- jaundice
- liver cirrhosis
- impaired renal function
- coagulopathy
- fever
- pregnancy
- breastfeeding
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Known allergy to fluorescein sodium
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00883077
Start Date
April 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
October 14 2009
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Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University
Jinan, Shandong, China, 250012