DEBUT: Diverticulitis Evaluation of Patient Burden, Utilization, and Trajectory

Completed

Conditions studied: Diverticulitis

In brief

Half of all Americans over 60 years of age have diverticulitis of the colon. Over the last decade, the use of elective colon resection has increased by more than 50%, and diverticulitis is now the leading reason for elective colectomy. Surgeons and patients alike have a difficult time deciding if surgery is the best choice to treat diverticulitis. The goal of the DEBUT study is to improve the understanding about how doctors and patients make decisions to have elective surgery for diverticulitis, and the global impact of diverticulitis on patients' lives.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02776787
Run by: University of Washington
People needed: 418
Starts: 2016-03-01
Expected to finish: 2022-04-01
Last updated by the study team: 2022-12-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Patients with confirmed diagnosis of diverticulitis
Patients 18 years of age or older
Patients who are able to consent to participate in research

You may not qualify if…

Patients that have had prior colon resection surgery
Patients that do not make their own medical decisions

Where it is running

UCLA Ronald Reagan — Los Angeles, California, United States
Olive View - UCLA Medical Center — Sylmar, California, United States
NYU Langone Health — Brooklyn, New York, United States
Legacy Health — Portland, Oregon, United States
Skagit Regional Health — Mount Vernon, Washington, United States
Valley Medical Center — Renton, Washington, United States
Harborview Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States
Northwest Hospital and Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States
University of Washington — Seattle, Washington, United States

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