Actively Recruiting
The ElectRx Study - A Neurotechnology Approach to the Treatment of IBD
Led by Austin Health · Updated on 2023-02-08
13
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
312 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
A
Austin Health
Lead Sponsor
F
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of vagal nerve neuromodulation in a cohort of patients operated on for Crohn's disease, in a prospective, single centre, cohort study.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The ElectRx Study - A Neurotechnology Approach to the Treatment of IBD
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients aged 18 years or older with Crohn's disease who have undergone resection resulting in a primary anastomosis with normal appearance
- Patients having reversal of a temporary ileostomy after previous Crohn's disease surgery, resulting in a primary anastomosis and normal bowel
- Patients with co-existing perianal disease if resection led to a primary anastomosis and normal intestine
- Proven history of Crohn's disease based on clinical, radiologic, endoscopic, and histologic criteria
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients with anastomosis not accessible by standard colonoscopy
- Patients with ongoing macroscopic abnormalities after surgery
- Patients with Crohn's disease who have an end stoma (ileostomy or colostomy)
- Patients unsuitable for endoscopy due to other illnesses or poor health
- Patients unable to give informed consent
- Patients for whom colonoscopy access to the anastomosis is not possible
- Suspected gastrointestinal tract perforation
- Pregnant or breastfeeding patients
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Austin Health
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3084
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
P
Peter De Cruz, MBBS PhD FRACP
CONTACT
R
Raquel Pena, B.Pharm, CTC
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
0
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