Status:

UNKNOWN

Shear-Wave Elastography in Intestinal Fibrosis Evaluation in Crohn's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Conditions:

Crohn Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The choice of the optimal timing for surgery in Crohn's disease is a challenging issue and diagnostic tools able to estimate the degree of fibrosis are of great interest in this context. Indeed, infla...

Detailed Description

Background: The choice of the optimal timing for surgery in Crohn's disease is a challenging issue and diagnostic tools able to estimate the degree of fibrosis are of great interest in this context. I...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • diagnosis of ileal or ileo-colonic Crohn's disease
  • patients scheduled for elective intestinal resection for Crohn's disease within 30 days from enrollment
  • affected intestinal segment detectable in B-mode ultrasound

Exclusion

  • diagnosis of IBD other than Crohn's disease
  • Crohn's disease without ileal involment
  • lack of visualization of affected intestinal tract (eg. obesity)
  • hearth failure
  • known allergy to ultrasound contrast agents
  • pregnancy
  • lactation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 18 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

18 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06056986

Start Date

June 18 2020

End Date

December 1 2024

Last Update

September 28 2023

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Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS

Roma, Italy, 00168