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CD-TREAT Diet: a Novel Therapy for Active Luminal Crohn's Disease
Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gut with severe complications. There is strong evidence to suggest that diet and gut bacteria are key components in the onset, perpetuation and management of CD. An 8-week exclusive liquid diet (EEN) without any normal food is the best treatment for paediatric CD. The mode of action of EEN remains unknown, but according to recent publications, the modulation of the gut bacteria drives its therapeutic properties. While successful, EEN is a challenging therapy to follow. Half of the paediatric EEN patients will require a nasogastric tube to support treatment, its use in adults...
6 Years - 65 YearsLearn More -
Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Colitis and Arthritis -Immunomodulation With IL-6 Blockade and Exploration of Disease Mechanisms
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) might induce inflammatory potentially serious and even lethal immune related Adverse Events (irAEs). Diarrhea and/or colitis are ones of the most frequently reported irAEs in patients taking ICI. Although the immune mechanisms underlying irAEs have not been fully elucidated, studies suggest that Th17 and Tregs cells, increases in expression of immunologically-related genes, eosinophilia, microbiome among others and cytokines may be involved in the pathophysiology of immune-related complications in some diseases that resemble irAEs, such as colitis and rheumatic manifestations. Importantly, interleukin-6...
18 Years and OverLearn More -
Clinical Hypnosis in Pediatric Crohn's Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a chronic, immune-mediated disease increasingly prevalent in youth. Patients with IBD experience pain, fatigue, altered bowel habits, psychological distress, and reduced quality of life. Regardless of disease activity, persistent pain and psychiatric comorbidities both have a negative impact on quality of life. Alongside standard pharmacologic and nutritional therapies, clinical hypnosis is a complementary therapy that may improve physical and psychosocial outcomes in these patients. Clinical hypnosis consists of guiding the patient into a...
12 Years - 18 YearsLearn More -
COLISURG Prospective, Multicentric Cohort
The surgical treatment of the ulcerative colitis (UC) remains associate to a significant morbidity (up to 60%). Anastomotic fistula and pelvic sepsis are the most severe complications which could dramatically compromise the surgical issue and functional status. Thanks to the current therapeutic arsenal and the evolution of health care paradigms, the quality of life of patients plays a key role in the modern global management of these medical conditions. Biotherapies (e.g anti-TNF) are widely used to treat patients with UC. Anti-TNF and anti-integrins have an effect on the immune response and can theoretically aggravate the infectious...
18 Years and OverLearn More -
COlonic Salvage by Therapeutic Appendectomy.
Rationale: The annual incidence of ulcerative colitis (UC) amounts to 6-8 new cases per 100.000. Patients are initially treated medically, and colitis refractory to medical management is treated surgically, mostly by means of an (emergency) colectomy or a proctocolectomy with ileal J-pouch anastomosis. Over the past 10 years evidence has been accumulating indicating that the appendix has an immunomodulatory role in patients with UC reducing the need for medication and perhaps even colectomy. Objective: The objective of this prospective observational cohort study is to evaluate the effect of appendectomy on the disease course of patients...
18 Years and OverLearn More -
Combination Corticosteroids+5-aminosalicylic Acids Compared to Corticosteroids Alone (for Ulcerative Colitis).
The role of steroids in the treatment of severe ulcerative colitis (UC) exacerbation is well established and recommended by professional societies. Similarly, 5-aminosalycilates (5-ASA) agents in the form of mesalamine/mesalzine are well established proven therapy in mild-moderate UC, and the combination of oral 5-ASA with topical (per-rectal enema) 5-ASA was shown to be superior to oral 5ASA alone in patients with mild moderate UC. Thus, in most cases, when a patient with UC experiences a flare while taking 5-ASA therapy, treatment is usually optimized by maximizing the oral dose to 4gr/day and adding topical therapy until the flare is...
18 Years and OverLearn More -
Combination of Diet and 5ASA ( 5-aminosalicylic Acid) for Ulcerative Colitis
Combination Therapy with Drug and Diet for Induction of Remission in Mild to Moderate Active Pediatric Ulcerative colitis: A Single Blinded, International Randomized Controlled Trial
10 Years - 19 YearsLearn More -
Combined Nutritional Therapies for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an entity of complex etiology where environmental, genetic and intestinal microflora-related factors trigger and perpetuate a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. It is suspected that an alteration in primary intestinal microbial colonization (dysbiosis) could trigger, or at least contribute to, said oversized immune response. The hypothesis is that the administration of a series of fibers, could improve the bacterial diversity and repair the dysbiosis that has been seen in patients affected by ulcerative colitis, improving the clinical evolution of it. The primary objective of the present study is...
18 Years - 65 YearsLearn More -
Comparative Prospective Multicenter Randomized Study of Endoscopic Treatment of Stenosis in Crohn´s Disease
This study will be a multicentre randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy between balloon dilatation and self-expanding metallic stent placement for endoscopic treatment of stenosis in Crohn´s Disease.
18 Years - 75 YearsLearn More -
Comparing the Effectiveness of IV Bezlotoxumab Versus Placebo in Decreasing Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Fulminant C. Diff Requiring Surgery.
A new medication, Bezlotoxumab, has been approved for treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile diarrhea by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The way this new medication works, is by binding the toxin produced by C. difficile bacteria and preventing damage to the large bowel. The toxin, and not the bacteria, is responsible for the damage, resulting in the clinical symptoms seen in patients. Sometimes, the infection can make a patient severely ill with organ failure and death. If severe enough, the infection requires surgery to remove the large bowel and allow the patient a better chance at recovery. Even with surgery and removal of...
18 Years and OverLearn More
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