Active clinical trials for "Intestinal Diseases"

Study purpose: to explore the entire spectrum of proteomic and genomic changes (amongst others) involved in diseases and in healthy/control populations. The Study is designed to discover biomarkers, develop and validate diagnostic assays, instruments and therapeutics as well as other medical research. Specifically, researchers may analyze proteins, RNA, DNA copy number changes, including large and small (1,000-100,000 kb) scale rearrangements, transcription profiles, epigenetic modifications, sequence variation, and sequence in both diseased tissue and case-matched germline DNA from Subjects.

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of moderate to high intensity exercise on gut function and inflammatory markers in patients with Ulcerative Colitis (UC), and to compare them with individuals of matched age who do not suffer from Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Participants will be asked to complete 60 minutes of continuous cycling at a moderate to high intensity followed by a three hour recovery period. Gastrointestinal function will be measured using a non-invasive breath test. Blood samples will be collected at multiple time-points during the visit and these samples will be measured for markers of immune function and intestinal integrity.

This study aims to investigate how knowledge of gluten immunogenic peptide (GIP) levels in stool and urine affects subsequent adherence to a gluten-free diet. Half of the participants will receive results in real-time using a home device and the other half will store samples to be tested at the end of the 30 week study. Participants will also have a diet review with a dietitian at the beginning of the end of their study and be asked questions about their symptoms, gluten-free diet adherence and quality of life.

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that almost always affects the rectum and often extends to the more proximal colon. UC usually begins at a young age (15-30 years), most patients (~ 85%) have a mild or moderate activity, characterized by periods of exacerbation and remission. Considering the important pathogenetic role of gut dysbiosis, recently, as an additional method of treating UC, it is considered a modification of altered gut microbiota using various drug and non-drug methods. One such method is fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), consisting of the simultaneous replacement of the gut microbiota of a sick recipient with fecal material from a healthy donor. Even though so far the only officially approved indication for FMT is recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, however, the effectiveness of FMT is currently being studied in the treatment of other gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal pathologies, including UC. To date, several controlled and uncontrolled studies have been conducted to study the effectiveness of FMT in UC, showing encouraging results. This study aimed to assess the clinical and microbiological efficacy, tolerability, and safety of FMT as add-on therapy to basic therapy, in patients with mild-to-moderate UC.

The goal of this pilot study is to explore the ability of field-cycling imaging, a new scanning technology being developed at the University of Aberdeen, to detect active disease in patients with proctosigmoiditis caused by inflammatory bowel disease.

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and tolerability of administration of multiple ascending doses of KHK4083 and to select the highest dose tolerated by subjects with moderately active Ulcerative Colitis (UC) followed by a Long-term Extension Therapy (LTE) phase for eligible subjects with a clinical response.

This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of lenalidomide when given together with combination chemotherapy and to see how well they work in treating patients with newly diagnosed stage II-IV peripheral T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, vincristine sulfate, and etoposide, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Lenalidomide may stop the growth of peripheral T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma by blocking the growth of new blood vessels necessary for cancer growth. Giving combination chemotherapy with lenalidomide may be a better treatment for peripheral T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Currently enrolling only patients with Ulcerative Colitis. Enrollment and experimental treatment of patients with Crohn's Disease stopped for a safety evaluation. This is a prospective, open label pilot study in which patients with symptoms of Inflammatory bowel disease will receive FMT therapy delivered via colonoscopy. The investigators hypothesize that FMT is a safe and effective treatment for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The aims are: To determine if symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease can be successfully treated by Fecal Microbial Transplantation. To determine if endoscopic appearance of colon or ileum improves following treatment by Fecal Microbial Transplantation.

This study will be a multicentre prospective randomized trial to assess the percentage of patients with IBD who, after stopping anti-TNF treatment, have sustained clinical remission at one year compared to those in which the treatment is continued at stable doses

Aim: To compare the effects of a specific application of Mindfulness vs. Treatment-asusual control group in patients with bowel disease. Design: randomized controlled trial. Setting: Outpatient setting. Population: patients who attended bimonthly check up.