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Reduced Appetite in Crohn's Disease: The Role of the Brain in the Control of Food Intake

Crohn's Disease Clinical Trial

Official title:
Reduced Appetite in Crohn's Disease: Investigating the Role of the Gut Brain Pathways

Clinical Trial Summary

Crohn's disease (CD) is becoming more common, specifically in the western world. One of the main features of this disease is weight loss and malnutrition. Although clinically common, these problems are not well understood. Loss of appetite and symptoms such as tummy aches and bloating are common causes for weight loss in this group of patients. This problem has a strong negative effect on the patients' quality of life and significantly increases the cost of treating CD. Enteroendocrine cells are nutrient sensors in the bowel that relay to the brain to control food intake. Recent evidence has showed that these cells increase in number in active CD and secrete more hormones that negatively affect appetite. The increased levels of these hormones should have an overall negative effect on the brain and thus decrease food intake, bloating, symptoms of sickness. All these symptoms lead to malnutrition. These are hypotheses that require further proof. Current technological advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has enabled the mapping of changes in activity in important areas in the brain that control food intake. The involvement of the brain in control of food intake is still not fully understood. This work will be the first step in the right direction to start targeting the problems of appetite, weight loss and a poor quality of life.

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT02772458
Study type Interventional
Source University of Nottingham
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date June 2015
Completion date September 2018
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