View clinical trials related to Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.
Filter by:Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) include Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). These diseases are a public health problem because they concern many patients (1 case in 1000). IBDs are characterized by dysregulated immune response against luminal antigens causing chronic inflammation of the gut in genetically predisposed individuals. Their exact cause is unknown and there is currently no cure. The primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a liver inflammatory disease of unknown origin that is known to be strongly associated with IBD. An important clinical observation highlights the mild symptoms of IBD when associated to the PSC. Conversely, treating PSC by liver transplant or immunosuppressive drugs is associated with a progression of intestinal inflammation. Based, on these clinical findings that suggest a protective effect regulator of liver inflammation on intestinal inflammation, and on the results obtained by our group in mouse models that identified the natural killer T cell (NKT) as essential in control of experimental colitis, the project aims to determine, using PCR, if the expression of NKT cell markers are increased in the colon of patients with PSC+IBD compared to patients with IBD alone or PSC alone.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) 1. Prospectively validate interpretation criteria for the characterization of PSC strictures 2. Prospectively evaluate the accuracy of pCLE for the characterization of PSC strictures (differentiation between malignant vs. non malignant strictures), using the newly developed interpretation criteria 3. Evaluate the feasibility and safety of pCLE for the characterization of PSC strictures
The purpose of this study is to assess the healthcare-related quality of life (HRQOL), the impact of risk of liver transplant and risk of malignancy on HRQOL, and the complementary and alternative medicine use in patients with PSC.
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, tolerability, and activity of NGM282 in patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.
This is an open label, proof of concept (PoC) study of Cenicriviroc (CVC) in adult participants with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC). The main objective of this PoC study is to assess changes in alkaline phosphatase (ALP) both individually and as a group, over 24 weeks of treatment with CVC.
The goal of this study is to assess if oral vancomycin can restore the normal bile acid metabolism of people with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Study participants will provide blood and stool samples in order to evaluate the bile acid metabolism before a short course of vancomycin and then again after to assess for change. The investigators will also assess the blood and stool of healthy people, and people with IBD (without PSC) as a control group.
The objectives of this qualitative study are to elicit concepts about symptoms that are important to patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), as well as the key impacts of symptoms on patients' day-to-day functioning.
This is a phase II study to determine the safety and preliminary efficacy of a human monoclonal antibody (BTT1023) which targets the vascular adhesion protein (VAP-1) and its use in the treatment of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).
Evaluation of the efficacy of laser-based endomicroscopy as a complement to white-light colonoscopy and chromoendoscopy for early detection of colon dysplasia in patients with PSC-IBD. White-light colonoscopy is a routinely used procedure in colorectal cancer surveillance programs. However, it does not permit detection of early dysplastic lesions. Chromoendoscopy by applying a dye (indigo-carmine) through the colonoscope helps to identify flat lesions but is not suitable for accurate endoscopic diagnosis of dysplasia and intraepithelial neoplasia Under this aim we will perform a clinical study evaluating a newly developed technique allowing for in vivo confocal microscopy assessment of the colon mucosa using laser-based endomicroscopy together with intravenous administration of fluorescein (FITC).
We wish to develop a protocol for PET/CT examination of humans using the bile acid tracer 11C-cholylsarcosine. This is done by a series of PET/CT examinations of healthy humans and patients with cholestatic disorders.