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Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Songpa-Kangdong District, Seoul, Korea.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Diseases of the digestive system
Registration Number
KCT0000592
Lead Sponsor
Asan Medical Center
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2000
Inclusion Criteria

Patients diagnosed with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis
- Patients should reside in the study area at the time of diagnosis of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis (For calculating prevalence, inhibitants in the study area at Dec 31, 2017 are included.)

Exclusion Criteria

- IBD unclassified
- Other than Korean ethnicity

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Annual incidence rate of Crohn's disease & ulcerative colitis during 1986-2015;Prevalence of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis as of Dec 31, 2015
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical features of study patients (sex, age at diagnosis, location of disease at diagnosis, interval from onset of symptoms to diagnosis, and family history of IBD, etc.);Clinical course of patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis; development of complications, intestinal resection rate, hospitalization rate, mortality, and pregnancies and their outcomes;Treatment and outcomes of patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis
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