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PSC Clinical Epidemiology in China

Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Registration Number
NCT04981756
Lead Sponsor
Beijing Friendship Hospital
Brief Summary

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare disease but is increasingly reported in China (mainly in the Chinese language). However, most of the PSC literatures reported from China are case reports, small case series, and review articles. Up to now, there is no information on the epidemiology and disease burden of PSC in China. This study would use EMR/HIS and research databases to investigate the epidemiology, cascade, and treatment pattern of PSC in China.

Detailed Description

Identify the PSC cases diagnosed from the earliest date available to the present in the SuValue Research Database and the HIS/EMR from clinical sites through diagnostic ICD codes, laboratory, pathology, imaging, endoscopy, surgery, medication, hospitalization, and health outcomes.

Collect information on PSC cases' key demographic, the time of PSC diagnosis, hematological/biochemical variables (ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, ALP TBil, ALB), MRCP or ERCP or pathological report, IBD (UC or CD) symptoms, or colon, medication information, clinical outcomes (including cirrhosis, decompensated cirrhosis, death or liver transplantation) as well as current or past treatment.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
800
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Retrospectively review PSC cases before April 1, 2002 will be identified by diagnostic codes from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9, and for those after April 1, 2002, we used ICD-10.
  2. We identified patients using an electronic search of SuValue Research Database and HIS of BFH-CMU and BYH-CMU using PSC related ICD codes (ICD-9: 576.1; ICD-10: K83.016/K83.016(China version)). To supplement the ICD search, an electronic keyword search for "primary sclerosing cholangitis" or "seclerosing cholangitis" was conducted on all radiology, endoscopy, pathology reports beginning on earliest date available in the database of SuValue Research Database and HIS of BFH-CMU and BYH-CMU. We reviewed the medical charts of identified patients and diagnostic criteria including cholestatic biochemistry (ALP, GGT elevations), and typical imaging (MRCP or ERCP) or pathological features, excluding other known etiology. For patients with multiple visits for PSC, we reviewed only the index visit. To ensure consistency, chart review was independently assessed by two hepatologists. Discrepancies in compliance were resolved by discussion between the two main reviewers. Any unresolved discrepancies were decided by a third expert hepatologist.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. The cases with secondary sclerosing cholangitis caused by cholelithiasis, IgG4 related disease, malignancy or other known etiologies.
  2. The cases with missing key results on clinical, biochemical (ALP, GGT, bilirubin), radiological (MRCP or ERCP) or histological investigations.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The prevalence of PSC7 years

The crude prevalence of PSC patients

Crowd Distribution of PSC in China7 years

Crowd distribution includes the age-specified/sex-specified distribution

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The positive rate of ANCA0 to 7 years

The percentage of patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) positive

Dynamic changes of aminotransferase0 to 7 years

Dynamic changes of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) from year-0 to year-7

Dynamic changes of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase0 to 7 years

Dynamic changes of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) from year-0 to year-7

Dynamic changes of the radiological features measured by Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) or Encoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP)0 to 7 years

Dynamic changes of the radiological features at baseline and after 1, 3, 5, 7 years of treatment

Dynamic changes of aspartate aminotransferase0 to 7 years

Dynamic changes of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) from year-0 to year-7

Incidence of concomitant diseases0 to 7 years

Concomitant diseases include IBD (UC or CD), AIH, PBC, cirrhosis, cholelithiasis or cholangiocarcinoma

Cumulative incidence of clinical outcomes0 to 7 years

Cumulative incidence of liver decompensation (including ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, esophageal varices bleeding and Hepatocellular Carcinoma) , liver transplantation, cholangiocarcinoma and death

The medication information0 to 7 years

Document medication information from year-0 to year-7

Dynamic changes of alkaline phosphatase0 to 7 years

Dynamic changes of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) from year-0 to year-7

Dynamic changes of serum total bilirubin0 to 7 years

Dynamic changes of serum total bilirubin (TBIL) from year-0 to year-7

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Shanghai Suvalue Health Scientific Ltd.

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical Univeristy

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Beijing, Beijing, China

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