arrow band imaging compared with conventional enteroscopy for detection of inflammation in small bowel in patients with Crohn’s disease.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Inflammatory bowel disease, iron deficiency anemia
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27829
- Lead Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients known with CD and suspted small bowel disease
activity;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Under 18 years of age;
2. Medical and psychological contraindications for balloon assisted enteroscopy;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary endpoint: Comparison of NBI enteroscopy with white light in detection and grading of Crohn's disease inflammation in small bowel.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary endpoints:<br /><br>1. Correlation of endoscopic findings with clinical findings;<br /><br>2. Correlation of endoscopic findings with conventional histopathology;<br /><br>3. Correlation of endoscopic findings with immunohistochemical analysis of<br>immunocompetent cells and mRNA levels of proinflammatory cytokines.