Ultrasound Evaluation of Crohn's Disease
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Crohn Disease
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Design
- Allocation: N/AIntervention Model: Single Group AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
The investigators will study the efficacy of ultrasound shear wave elastography and vascularity imaging for Crohn's Disease (CD) evaluation. Literature evidences demonstrate that bowel stiffness is correlated with fibrosis, while bowel vascularity and perfusion is correlated with inflammation. There...
The investigators will study the efficacy of ultrasound shear wave elastography and vascularity imaging for Crohn's Disease (CD) evaluation. Literature evidences demonstrate that bowel stiffness is correlated with fibrosis, while bowel vascularity and perfusion is correlated with inflammation. Therefore, the investigators expect the combination of shear wave elastography and vascularity imaging can increase the sensitivity and specificity of CD evaluation. Ultrasound is safe, cost-effective, and widely accessible, thus provides an attractive alternative to the clinical standard Computed Tomography (CT), risks of radiation)) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), more expensive and limited accessibility)). Because ultrasound may not be able to image bowel loops deep in the body, its main role is for follow-up after initial screening by CT or MRI, especially for terminal ileum, which is easily accessible by ultrasound and the most frequently affected bowel segment for CD.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03235180
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Shigao Chen, PhD Mayo Clinic