Status:
UNKNOWN
Shear-Wave Elastography in Intestinal Fibrosis Evaluation in Crohn's Disease
Lead Sponsor:
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Conditions:
Crohn Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The choice of the optimal timing for surgery in Crohn's disease is a challenging issue and diagnostic tools able to estimate the degree of fibrosis are of great interest in this context. Indeed, infla...
Detailed Description
Background: The choice of the optimal timing for surgery in Crohn's disease is a challenging issue and diagnostic tools able to estimate the degree of fibrosis are of great interest in this context. I...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnosis of ileal or ileo-colonic Crohn's disease
- patients scheduled for elective intestinal resection for Crohn's disease within 30 days from enrollment
- affected intestinal segment detectable in B-mode ultrasound
Exclusion
- diagnosis of IBD other than Crohn's disease
- Crohn's disease without ileal involment
- lack of visualization of affected intestinal tract (eg. obesity)
- hearth failure
- known allergy to ultrasound contrast agents
- pregnancy
- lactation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 18 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
18 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06056986
Start Date
June 18 2020
End Date
December 1 2024
Last Update
September 28 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS
Roma, Italy, 00168