Imaging in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)- A 4 way comparison study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseCrohn's diseaseUlcerative ColitisOral and Gastrointestinal - Crohn's diseaseOral and Gastrointestinal - Inflammatory bowel disease
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12620000606987
- Lead Sponsor
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
1.Age >/= 18 years
2.Established CD or UC
3.Written and informed consent to participate
Exclusion Criteria
1.Women who are pregnant or are actively trying to fall pregnant
2.Patients taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) more than once a week in the 4 weeks leading up to disease re-assessment (either at baseline or at week 52)
3.Patients who are unable to communicate with the investigators and comply with the study requirements.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of patients with active inflammation as determined by each diagnostic modality (MRI, USS, colonoscopy, Pillcam Crohn's capsule)[week 52]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sensitivity of each diagnostic modality (MRI, USS, colonoscopy, Pillcam Crohn's capsule) in detection of active inflammation[week 52];Specificity of each diagnostic modality (MRI, USS, colonoscopy, Pillcam Crohn's capsule) in the detection of active inflammation.[52 weeks];Positive predictive value of each diagnostic modality (MRI, USS, colonoscopy, Pillcam Crohn's capsule) in the detection of active inflammation.[52 weeks];Negative predictive value of each diagnostic modality (MRI, USS, colonoscopy, Pillcam Crohn's capsule) in the detection of active inflammation.[52 weeks];Severity of inflammation detected by each diagnostic modality (MRI, USS, colonoscopy, Pillcam Crohn's capsule).[52 weeks]