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Filter by:People with inflammatory diseases treated with immune-suppressing medication are recommended to have regular blood-tests to monitor for potential side-effects of this treatment on their blood count, liver and kidneys. However, it is not clear that monitoring is needed as frequently as currently recommended in the long-term, with side-effects being rare after one year of treatment. A study is currently underway to determine the optimal blood-test monitoring strategy which is cost-effective but still safe. Any changes in the monitoring strategy must be acceptable to patients and the healthcare professionals (HCP) that treat them. This study aims to measure how often patients' with common inflammatory conditions on long-term immune suppressing medication attend their monitoring blood tests as currently recommended, and uncover patients' and HCP views and experiences of the current blood-test monitoring strategy, and the acceptability of potential changes to this in the future. Firstly, patients with an inflammatory condition on long-term immune suppressing treatment will be invited to complete a questionnaire which will ask about their demographic information, medical condition(s), immune-suppressing treatment, adherence to the monitoring blood tests and willingness to take part in an interview. Then, both patients and HCPs who care for such patients will be invited to take part in a single, semi-structured interview. Interviews will be face-to-face, by telephone or video-call, last up to one hour and digitally audio-recorded. Patient interviews will explore their perceptions of risk, benefits and experiences of current testing, and views on the new testing frequencies emerging from the study prior. HCP interviews will explore their perceptions of current testing including, the practicalities, usefulness, risks and benefits of the blood tests, and views on the new testing frequencies emerging from the study prior. The findings will shape the recommendations for a new monitoring strategy, ensuring it is acceptable to patients and HCPs.
What is known? - the impact of AZA, immunomodulatory drug widely used in active CD, on the intestinal wall differs from those of steroids, what is reflected in the significant difference in the postoperative anastomotic leaks rate - AZA inhibits intestinal epithelial cell growth by inducing the apoptosis and inhibiting proliferation of intestinal epithelial cells in in vitro studies What is new? - The effect of AZA on cellular damage was assessed in humans' study - AZA increases cell apoptosis in the intestinal epithelium of active CD patients, much stronger than steroids - AZA actively promotes the DNA damage repair in the intestinal epithelium; the steroid effect, even when combined with AZA, is not so pronounced - The intensity of proliferative processes, in contrast to steroids, is significantly inhibited in response to AZA - The disintegration of the mucosa layer in response to AZA is observed - The difference in the mechanisms of action of AZA and steroids on the intestinal mucosa may be directly related to the reported difference in the risk of septic postoperative complications, but this requires further research
Both single-balloon enteroscopy (SBE) and novel motorized spiral enteroscopy (NMSE) are effective techniques for small bowel endoscopy in suspected Crohn's disease (CD). Small bowel endoscopy is indicated for confirming diagnosis when CD is suspected based on clinical features along with cross-sectional small bowel imaging (computed tomography enterography/enteroclysis: CTE or magnetic resonance enterography/enteroclysis: MRE) or capsule endoscopy (CE). It not only helps in diagnosing CD, but it also helps in excluding CD, diagnosing alternate conditions and taking a surgical decision if a tight stricture is found. The pilot study done by the investigators in 177 suspected CD patients (37.2% female, 7-75 years) undergoing total 201 device assisted enteroscopy (DAE) showed that NMSE scores over SBE with regards to small bowel evaluation with complete small bowel coverage and shorter procedure time. The investigators aim to validate this findings by comparing technical performance and diagnostic yield between NMSE (Olympus Medical, Tokyo, Japan) and SBE (Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) for small bowel evaluation. Additionally the investigators plan to compare depth of insertion, total enteroscopy rates, procedure time, adverse event rates between the two modalities. To date, no study has compared both modalities in suspected Crohn's disease (CD) requiring small bowel evaluation in a randomized manner. Hence the investigators intend to perform a randomized controlled study based on these preliminary finding with appropriate matching and parallel study design in larger numbers.
The use of mesenchymal stem cells is considered a novel and promising therapeutic option for patients with perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease. However, due to limited clinical data, this multicentre, nationwide study aimed to assess its clinical efficacy in closing complex anal fistula.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ustekinumab in achieving clinical remission in pediatric participants (greater than or equal to [>=] 2 to less than [<] 18 years and weight >= 40 kilograms [kg] at baseline).
For patients with Crohn's diseases undergoing surgery，whether postoperative exclusive enteral nutrition(EEN) could delay the endoscopic relapse needs exploration.The trial will investigate the efficacy of postoperative EEN for maintaining disease remission.
Patients with crohn's disease often suffer significant limitations to their quality of life, which are also conditioned by particular stress and psychosocial accompanying symptoms of the disease. A multimodal program for stress-reduction and lifestyle-modification has been shown to be effective in promoting the quality of life in patients with uncreative colitis. The study will examine the promotion of the quality of life of patients with crohn's disease and the positive Influence on stress, psychological symptoms and physiological parameters.
Researchers want to understand if a combination of usual medical care along with a wellness program designed for women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease diagnosis will have an effect on quality of life, stress, and disease activity.
Retrospective observational cohort study including patients with Crohn's Disease undergoing minimally invasive ileocolic resection.
The European guidelines currently recommend to use 2 L of polyethylene glycol and free residue diet before any capsule endoscopy. However, up to now, no studies have been conducted to specifically evaluate bowel preparation modalities before small bowel capsule endoscopy in patients with Crohn's disease. In patients with Crohn's disease and small bowel ulcers, polyethylene glycol may remove some fibrin from these ulcers and alter bowel preparation. Moreover, it is important to select the most acceptable bowel preparation because patients with Crohn's disease will have to repeat capsule endoscopy several times after initiating treatment, for monitoring under treatment, or for detection of post-operative recurrence. In a preliminary retrospective study, it has been suggested that a simplified bowel preparation with liquid diet the evening before and water on the morning of the capsule endoscopy induced a better bowel preparation than the standard method with polyethylene glycol. Thus, the aim of the study is to demonstrate the superiority of this simplified bowel preparation compared to the standard preparation modality in terms of quality of bowel preparation, patient's acceptability and diagnostic yield.