Active clinical trials for "Crohn Disease"

BACKGROUND: There is an urgent need to understand the role of therapeutic dietary interventions on the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Although nutritional observational studies have examined associations between diet and the development of IBD, the relationship between dietary components and disease relapse is lacking. Despite the lack of a well-defined relationship between dietary determinants and disease relapse, patients with IBD frequently have a strong belief that diet has a key role in controlling the course of their disease, and maybe a trigger of disease relapse. This proposed randomized controlled trial (RCT) explores the efficacy of a Crohn's Disease (CD) Therapeutic Dietary Intervention (TDI) compared to conventional management (CM) to induce steroid-free clinical remission at week 13 in patients with active, mild-to-moderate luminal CD. For asymptomatic patients with active disease, efficacy of the diet will be explored by using fecal calprotectin and sonographic findings Rationale: Our team of investigators recently compared a representative healthy population to patients with CD and identified CD patients have: lower intakes of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats and multiple micronutrients (vitamins C, D, thiamine magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, potassium), and; few patients with CD met criteria for an anti-inflammatory dietary pattern. Since the diet is a modifiable potential risk factor for disease recurrence in IBD, there is a strong rationale for the investigation of diet on disease course. Additionally, patients have expressed strong interest in identifying the relationships between diet and disease, therefore assigning priority to this theme is an opportunity to advance patient-oriented care.

Regular physical activity at a mild to moderate intensity can control inflammation in general and intestinal inflammation in particular during IBD. The effectiveness of a physical activity programme has been evaluated during IBD, but the data are limited to a few studies. Overall, PA improves quality of life but also improves control of disease symptoms and fatigue . The aim of the present work is to evaluate the impact of a physical activity programme on quality of life in patients with IBD. This programme will also evaluate the impact of physical activity on 1) anxiety-depression, 2) fatigue (a frequent and difficult to manage symptom in IBD), 3) IBD activity, 4) smoking cessation.

The effectiveness of thalidomide in treating inflammatory bowel disease has been widely recognized. Meanwhile, many serious adverse drug reactions were notified， but no reports on ovarian reserve function.Therefore, this study was to investigate the influence of thalidomide on function of ovarian reserve.

Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are frequently hospitalized, with an increased risk of repeat hospitalizations within the same calendar year. Given that hospital readmissions represent a significant burden to patients and the health care system, a standardised pathway for IBD patients discharged from the hospital can have a significant impact on reducing readmission rates, healthcare utilization and patient satisfaction. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an IBD post-discharge pathway, involving post-discharge nurse follow-up and electronic monitoring, in reducing IBD readmission rates.

The purpose was to evaluate as to whether administration of infliximab of 12 week interval with supplementary VSL#3 is more effective or at least of similar efficacy when compared to conventional administration of infliximab only of 8 week interval.

Autologous ADSVF constitutes an innovative therapeutic strategy that concentrates various types of regenerative stem cells and paracrine factors able to promote angiogenesis and tissue repair. Together with the ease of collection from a minimally manipulated lipoaspirate, the unique properties of ADSVF offer new opportunities for fistulas' healing in patients with CD. The use of ADSVF is currently developed in many clinical fields based on safety and efficacy data. Our ADICROHN pilot study evaluating safety and tolerance of local administration of autologous ADSVF with microfat in CD patients with complex perianal fistula refractory to conventional medical and surgical therapy showed that this novel therapeutic approach appears feasible and safe. However the therapeutic potential of local this combined treatment in healing refractory perianal Crohn's fistulas still remains to be demonstrated. The main objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of local injection of autologous ADSVF and microfat versus placebo for the treatment of complex refractory perianal Crohn's fistulas at week 24. The efficacy will be assessed on clinical assessment of closure of all the external openings that were drained at baseline, and MRI confirmation of absence of collections > 2 cm of the treated perianal fistulas at week 24.

The purpose of this study is to determine if aerobic exercise training can serve as comprehensive palliative care, whereby enhancing cardiovascular fitness, mitigating depressive symptoms and augmenting sleep while bolstering health related quality of life in youth with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is an immune mediated chronic intestinal condition. It includes ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease(CD). probiotics have been shown to be effective in varried clinical conditions ranging fron infantile diarrhea, necrotizing enterocolitis,helicobacter pylori infections, etc.

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) are chronic debilitating disorders of the gastrointestinal tract that comprise two subtypes; Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC). Canada has among the highest incidence rates of CD and UC in the world, as high as 20.2 and 19.5 per 100,000 respectively. Although, IBD can occur at any age, it is frequently diagnosed in the second and third decades of life, at a time when vulnerable individuals are entering the prime years of their lives. This age of onset, coupled with the recurrent and frequently relapsing nature of these disorders, can significantly impair the psychological well-being of patients. Therefore, it's not surprising that patients with IBD report a higher burden of depression and anxiety in comparison to the general population. The prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients with IBD have previously been linked to the following: (1) Increased risk of surgery; (2) Increased number of relapses; (3) Clinical recurrence; (4) Treatment failure and earlier retreatment; (5) Lower self-reported quality of life, satisfaction, and medication adherence; (6) and Increased health care utilization. Although, depression and anxiety are highly treatable conditions, they are often under-recognized and under- treated in patients with IBD. The most common treatments for these disorders are pharmacological agents and psychological treatments. Psychological treatments like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) have extensive support for treatment of depression and anxiety. The major advantage of psychological treatments over pharmacological agents is their ability to sustain improved depression and anxiety symptoms in patients post-treatment. As part of this study, we aim to evaluate the following: Specific Aim #1: Determine whether a psychological intervention, involving web-based CBT, is effective in ameliorating depression and anxiety symptoms in a cohort of adult IBD patients. Specific Aim #2: Determine the durability effect of the intervention on sustaining improved psychiatric symptoms. Specific Aim #3: Determine the impact of a psychological on IBD-specific and psychiatric-specific health care utilization.

Evaluation of hypnosis therapy efficacy in addition to pharmacologic standard treatment of Croh disease during remission by the evaluation of quality of life;