Active clinical trials for "Inflammatory Bowel Diseases"

This study aims to test the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of an online intervention (eLIFEwithIBD) developed for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The eLIFEwithIBD intervention is an adaptation of the LIFEwithIBD program (delivered in an in-person group format; Trindade et al., 2021), being an ACT, mindfulness, and compassion-based intervention. The eLIFEwithIBD intervention comprises nine sessions focusing on education about IBD, the functioning of the mind, emotions, and fatigue; acceptance of internal experiences; willingness; emotion regulation; values clarification; committed action; mindfulness; compassion; and gratitude. These topics are addressed through videos with therapists, texts, and experiential exercises.

The first prospective randomised placebo-controlled study in the IBD pediatric population was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of oral sodium butyrate as add-on therapy in IBD.

The main aim of the study is to observe adult participants in South Korea that are being treated with vedolizumab injected just under the skin (subcutaneous or SC) to treat ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD) who have had an in-adequate response with, lost response to, or had too many side effects in response to either conventional therapy or a Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α) antagonist. This study will observe the side effects and potential benefit to UC and CD participants related to vedolizumab SC treatment with data collection from medical files. There is no treatment involved in this study, this is only an observational review of current collected data relating to adults in South Korea with UC or CD treated with vedolizumab SC.

This clinical trial consists of two parts：1. a randomized, double-blind, single-center, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation PK study; 2. food effects and drug metabolism transformation study. The main purpose of this trial is to evaluate the Safety, Tolerance, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Food effects of VC005 Tablets in healthy subjects.

Methotrexate is one of the immunosuppressants used in chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It is indicated as monotherapy for induction and maintenance treatment of Crohn's disease (CD), or in combination with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents for prevention of immunization. The main objective is to assess the persistence rate of methotrexate treatment in patients followed for chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Given the bidirectionality between psychological distress and disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), whereby increased psychological distress exacerbates disease activity and vice versa, psychosocial aspects of IBD care are receiving increased attention. However, proposed interventions are generally resource-intensive and have been tested in majority white populations. While people of color are an increasing segment of the IBD population, they are currently underrepresented in research studies. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and implementation of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) among IBD patients of color with elevated psychological distress.

The study is planned as a randomised control trial to study the adjuvant use of antibiotics (ceftriaxone and metronidazole) to achieve a clinical response in hospitalised patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis

This investigation aims to apply and test the feasibility of an acceptance, mindfulness and compassionate-based intervention structured for inflammatory bowel disease patients. LIFEwithIBD programme for inflammatory bowel disease thus comprises 9 weekly group sessions, lasting 1 and a half hour each, run in small groups at a Gastroenterology Service at the Coimbra's University Hospital. For each week participants have assigned homework (e.g., mindfulness exercises). The efficacy of LIFE-IBD Group Intervention to improve quality of life, mental health, and disease activity-related scores will be tested in a sample of Portuguese patients. Additionally, this study expected that the observable changes after the intervention completion will be attributed to changes in emotional regulation processes and maintained over the follow-up periods.

The iPeer2Peer program matches teens with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) with an older mentor who has learned to manage their IBD well and can support them emotionally and socially. This study will compare two groups of teens: those who are in the iPeer2Peer program and those in the control group (no mentor).

Iron deficiency anaemia is common in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), affecting at least 20% patients at any one time. Hepcidin, a recently described anti-microbial peptide synthesized by the liver, is a key regulator of iron homeostasis. It interferes with absorption of iron into enterocytes, macrophages and hepatocytes by binding to ferroportin. Hepcidin levels rise when total body iron levels rise and protect against iron overload; conversely, in iron deficiency, levels are low. Hepcidin levels also rise under the influence of interleukins (IL)-6 and -1, a factor likely to contribute to iron deficient erythropoesis in active IBD. Whether hepcidin levels predict resistance to oral iron therapy in IBD is unknown, though it may impair its immediate oral absorption. Adult IBD patients who are anaemic report quality of life and fatigue scores comparable to those seen in malignancy. IBD diagnosed in adolescence interferes with growth, education and employment as well as psychosocial and sexual development. Not surprisingly, adolescents with IBD have a high prevalence of psychological distress, particular depression. Limited historical, and our own data suggest that children and adolescents with IBD are more anaemic than adults, and less often treated with oral iron. What is not clear is whether the apparent under-utilisation of oral iron in paediatric care is because of a perceived lack of benefit or doctors' concerns about possible side effects including worsening disease activity. To address these questions, the investigators propose a comparative study of 6 weeks of oral iron supplementation in adolescents and adults with iron deficiency anaemia in IBD. Patients will be given oral iron supplementation. Before and after iron therapy, the investigators shall assess haemoglobin concentrations; IBD activity; quality of life (QOL), perceived stress, mood and fatigue; iron metabolism, including serum hepcidin.