Fecal Calprotectin Level in Patients With Nosocomial Diarrhea

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Nosocomial diarrhea is a common problem.There are multiple ethiologies of nosocomial diarrhea in which can be divided into inflammatory and non inflammatory diarrhea. Fecal calprotectin is a good marker to identify inflammatory diarrhea in outpatient setting; for example, differentiating inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome. Its performance in inpatient setting has not been well established. This study aim to determine the efficacy of fecal calprotectin in distinguishing inflammatory nosocomial diarrhea from non-inflammatory nosocomial diarrhea.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a prospective, cross-sectional, and observational study. The patients with nosocomial diarrhea whose stool samples are sent for stool examination and Clostridium difficile toxin by their treating physicians will be recruited. Their leftover stool samples will be kept at - 80 c and will be measured for calprotectin level at the end of study. The patients will be treated by their treating physicians. They will be classified into 2 groups - inflammatory and non-inflammatory diarrhea. The inflammatory diarrhea will be defined if 1) positive for C. difficile toxin or 2) stool WBC more than 5/HPF or 3) inflammatory mucosa or ulceration noted on colonoscopy. The noninflammatory diarrhea will be defined if 1)negative for C. difficile toxin and 2) no WBC on stool examination and 3) dramatic response to diet adjustment or 4) no mucosal inflammation or ulceration if colonoscopy is performed The patients who do not respond to diet modification, but do not undergo colonoscopy will be excluded because the definite diagnosis cannot be made. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT04491799
Study type	Observational
Source	Mahidol University
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase
Start date	February 1, 2019
Completion date	October 30, 2020

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