Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Johns Hopkins Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Study
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Conditions:
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
5+ years
Brief Summary
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a idiopathic, chronic and frequently disabling inflammatory disorder of the intestines characterized by...
Detailed Description
We initiated this research study in 1996 with the overall goal of identifying IBD susceptibility genes. In the beginning, our major focus was recruitment of multiply affected IBD pedigrees for linkage...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- ADULTS:
- Patients with IBD and their family members who have or do not have IBD.
- People that do not have IBD nor have a family member with IBD needed for comparison purposes.
- CHILDREN:
- Children age 5 or older with IBD and their family members who have or do not have IBD.
- Children that do not have IBD nor have a family member with IBD needed for comparison purposes.
Exclusion
- The only exclusions are age parameters and health reasons that would preclude their enrollment; such as, for anemic patients. Blood-draws on anemic patients may, in certain medical cases, pose a health risk to them; therefore, we request that if they are anemic that they present a letter from their personal physician giving explicit permission for them to join if at the time it is clinically advisable.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 1996
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
2500 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01169207
Start Date
July 1 1996
End Date
December 1 2027
Last Update
January 16 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231