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Evaluation of the Discriminative Abilities of Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Compared With Another Similar Clinical Presentation: a Pilot Study
Led by Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille · Updated on 2025-08-28
130
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
83 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is associated with high mortality (50-80%). The prognosis depends on the time it takes to diagnose the condition, and the possibility of revascularization in eligible patients. Delayed diagnosis is due in particular to the aspecific clinical presentation and the absence of biomarkers to guide early diagnosis, lactates often being elevated at an already irreversible stage. Adenosine deaminase is produced in the presence of ischemia (known from myocardial ischemia), and is present on the surface of intestinal villi. The investigator's hypothesis is that, in the event of digestive ischemia resulting in abnormalities of mesenteric permeability, adenosine deaminase will enter the bloodstream and increase its soluble plasma activity, along with an increase in lymphocyte-bound adenosine deaminase. The main objective is to evaluate the discriminatory capacities of soluble adenosine deaminase, collected via blood sampling, for the diagnosis of IMA in comparison with the reference method (injected abdominopelvic CT scan), performed for abdominal pain suggestive of IMA. The study will be based on a prospective monocentric cohort. Currently, there is no specific biological marker for IMA, and the gold standard for diagnosis is the injected abdominopelvic CT scan, performed for hyperintense abdominal pain. Two groups will be identified on the basis of the gold-standard abdominopelvic scan: * the "IMA patients" group: patients with hyperintense abdominal pain, and IMA confirmed by CT scan * the "non-IMA patients" group: patients with hyperintense abdominal pain, but with a diagnosis other than IMA on the CT scan. 130 subjects will be included in this study Inclusion period: 18 months Follow-up period: 1 month Analysis period: 5 months Total duration: 24 months
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Official Title
Evaluation of the Discriminative Abilities of Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Compared With Another Similar Clinical Presentation: a Pilot Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Male or female, 18 years of age or older
- Have severe abdominal pain with no clear diagnosis except suspected acute mesenteric ischemia
- Scheduled for an injected abdominopelvic CT scan due to suspected AMI
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women are eligible
- Affiliated with the French social security system
- Able to give written consent without objection
You will not qualify if you...
- Having acute myocardial ischemia at the time of the study
- Currently excluded from another research protocol at consent
- Legally protected persons deprived of liberty or socially vulnerable
- Unable to read or understand French sufficiently to consent
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Timone hospital
Marseille, France, 13005
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Research Team
D
Diane Mège
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Number of Arms
1
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