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The aim of the study is to construct and validate an endomicroscopic score correlated with microscopic inflammation activity in patients with UC.

Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) is a new endoscopic imaging modality, which offers the possibility to perform in vivo mucosal microscopic analysis in real time during endoscopy.

Primary Objectives : Development and validation of a UC endomicroscopic score, after correlation between pCLE data and histological data using the Geboes' score as a gold standard during ulcerative colitis.

Secondary Objectives:

- Identify predictive factors for the response to adalimumab.

- Identify predictive factors for recurrence in patients with UC in remission (Mayo score 0 or 1).

- Safety of the pCLE procedure


Clinical Trial Description

Informed consent will be obtained before colonoscopy that includes the known risks and benefits related to the procedure according to the standard protocol of the physician and institution.

A separate informed consent document to participate in the study specific to the approach, technology will be executed.

1. Operator's training before the beginning of the study

Thirty short pCLE video sequences will be sent to each investigator. Video sequence contains pCLE images of mucosal inflammation in a patient with UC. For each video the correlation with histology is known. The investigator will have to recognize the different pCLE inflammation criteria (Annex 2) and a 90% correct response rate will be required.

2. Endoscopic procedures

MACROSCOPIC examination: colonoscopy

Bowel preparation according to standard protocol was used for colonoscopy. During the colonoscopy, the rectal and colonic mucosal will be analysed with high resolution white light (with or without virtual chromoendoscopy). Before pCLE examination and according to current guidelines, targeted biopsies will be taken in every suspected area of dysplasia for specific histological examination.

MICROSCOPIC examination: pCLE (Cellvizio)

pCLE examination will be done after intravenous injection of fluoresceine (2.5 ml), with the monitoring of cardiovascular and respiratory functions. Three defined area will be analysed: right colon, left colon (40cm from the anus) and the rectum (10cm). Real time analysis and re-reading after the colonoscopy will be done for the video sequences recording during the procedure. A double-blind analysis for each video sequence will be done by two experienced endoscopists.

Rectal and colonic biopsies

For each location (right colon, left colon and rectum), 4 macroscopic area will be indentified (anterior, posterior, left and right), recorded (endoscopic images) and the mucosal inflammation will be scored according to the Mayo's and UCEIS classifications. Then, the probe using for the pCLE procedure will be applied on these 4 different areas and video sequences will be recorded ("optical biopsies"). At the end of the procedure, biopsies will be taken from each area. Each biopsy will have a registration number and the corresponding pCLE video sequence will be specified.

For each location (right colon, left colon, rectum), the final score of inflammation (macroscopic or microscopic) will be define by the higher score recorded in the 4 areas (anterior, posterior, left and righ).

Sensibility to change

For the patients with active UC in group 2 (Mayo' sub-score 2 or 3), a rectosigmoidoscopy should be performed 8 weeks after starting therapy, according to current french guidelines. In order to compare the pCLE examination before and after adalimumab therapy in the group 2, each area will be identified with a submucosal injection of Indian ink. ;


Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective


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NCT number NCT02676817
Study type Observational
Source European Georges Pompidou Hospital
Contact Gabriel Rahmi, MD
Phone 33156095968
Email gabriel.rahmi@egp.aphp.fr
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date April 2015
Completion date February 2017

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