Endomicroscopy for Assessment of Mucosal Healing

Ulcerative Colitis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Advanced Endoscopic Imaging Using Endomicroscopy for Assessment of Mucosal Healing in IBD

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01417715
• Other study ID #: HN-0008
• Status: Completed
• Start date: August 2011
• Est. completion date: August 2014

Study information

• Verified date: December 2020
• Source: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses two major forms of chronic intestinal disorders, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC). Diagnosis is based on several macroscopic and histologic features including patterns of inflammation, crypt abscesses and granulomas. Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is rapidly emerging as a valuable tool for gastrointestinal endoscopic imaging, enabling the endoscopist to obtain an "optical biopsy" of the gastrointestinal mucosa during the endoscopic procedure.

The main objective of this study is to determine endomicroscopic features of mucosal healing in patients with IBD.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 84
• Est. completion date: August 2014
• Est. primary completion date: May 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Written informed consent

• Age 18-85 years

• Ability of subjects to understand character and individual consequences of clinical trial

• Subjects undergoing colonoscopy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to provide written informed consent

• Severe Coagulopathy (Prothrombin time < 50% of control, Partial thromboplastin time > 50 s)

• Pregnancy or breast feeding

• Active gastrointestinal bleeding

• Residing in institutions (e.g. prison)

• Known allergy against fluorescein

• Proctocolectomy

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Colitis, Ulcerative
• Crohn Disease
• Crohn´s Disease
• Ulcerative Colitis

Intervention

Device:
• Endomicroscopy
Patients will undergo advanced endoscopic imaging using endomicroscopy. Findings will be compared to histopathological and clinical results.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	University of Erlangen-Nuremberg	Erlangen

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Mucosal healing	We will determine endomicroscopic features of mucosal inflammation (e.g. goblet cell depletion, leackage, microvessel density) in IBD in order to establish a new endoscopic classification of mucosal healing.	up to three years
Secondary	Histologic correlation	Comparison of clinical and histopathological data with endoscopic findings to evaluate mucosal healing as a parameter of remission and relapse in patients with IBD.	up to three years
Secondary	Therapeutic effect	We will evaluate the effect of different therapeutic strategies (eg. anti-TNF treatment) on characteristics of mucosal healing (e.g. goblet cell depletion, microvessels, leakage).	up to three years