Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Songpa-Kangdong District, Seoul, Korea.
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Conditions studied: Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Epidemiology, Korea
In brief
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the incidence, prevalence, clinical characteristics and prognosis of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis over time in a district of Seoul, Korea.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01731665
- Run by
- Asan Medical Center
- People needed
- 2000
- Starts
- 2012-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2029-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-01-13
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Definite cases of CD and UC
- Patients are diagnosed with CD if they meet at least 2 of the following criteria:
- clinical history of abdominal pain, weight loss, malaise, diarrhea, and/or rectal bleeding
- endoscopic findings of mucosal cobblestoning, linear ulceration, skip areas, or perianal disease
- radiologic findings of stricture, fistula, mucosal cobblestoning, or ulceration
- macroscopic appearance of bowel wall induration, mesenteric lymphadenopathy, and "creeping fat" at laparotomy
- pathologic findings of transmural inflammation and/or epithelioid granulomas
- Only patients who meet these criteria for at least 2 months are included.
- Patients are diagnosed with UC only if all 3 of the following criteria are present
- a typical history of diarrhea or blood and pus or both in the stool for longer than 4 weeks
- a typical sigmoidoscopic or colonoscopic picture with diffusely granular, friable, or ulcerated mucosa without rectal sparing or skip lesions or radiological signs of characteristic continuous granular or ulcerated mucosa
- characteristic histopathological signs of inflammation on biopsy
You may not qualify if…
- IBD unclassified
- Ethnic groups other than Korean
Where it is running
- Asan Medical Center — Seoul, South Korea (enrolling)
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