Status:

UNKNOWN

Evaluation of PET CT in the Management of Patients With Crohn's Disease.

Lead Sponsor:

Rabin Medical Center

Conditions:

Crohn's Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

18F-FDG PET/CT (2-\[fluorine-18\] fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose, Positron emission tomography- CT) is a noninvasive technique that allows quantifying and precisely localizing 18F-FDG uptake in the entire b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients suspicious for active disease:
  • Patients with suspected but undiagnosed Crohn's disease
  • Patients with serological markers of inflammation (elevated ESR, CRP or thrombocytosis) but clinically in remission
  • Patients with a stricture which might be fibrous in which case surgery is indicated or inflammatory for which medical management is indicated
  • Able to sign a consent form

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy
  • Breastfeeding
  • Infectious colitis determined at the initial checkup
  • Allergy to iodine contrast

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00731809

Start Date

April 1 2008

End Date

October 1 2010

Last Update

December 23 2008

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Rabin Medical Center

Petah Tikva, Israel, 49100