CompletedNot Applicable

The Characterization of Small Bowel and Colonic Involvement in Patients With Seronegative Spondyloarthritides

Romania65 participantsStarted 2008-01

Plain-language summary

Up to 60% of patients with Seronegative Spondyloarthritides have inflammation in the colon or ileum. This is usually asymptomatic, but in 5 to 10% of patients with SA, Frank IBD will develop. Lesions of the bowel could also be present in the SA patients because of the potential injury posed by the NSAIDS, a common used medication in this setting. It is the bowel involvement in patients with SA that we propose to characterize, partly because there are scant communicated data in the medical literature, especially regarding small bowel lesions.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * signing of the inform consent * subjects 18 years old or more * patients with spondyloarthropathy as defined by the Amor criteria Exclusion Criteria: * presumed intestinal obstruction * impaired deglutition * cardiac pace-makers present * pregnancy * pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy anytime in the past * major abdominal surgery anytime in the past * major comorbidities which could represent a contraindication to a surgical abdominal intervention

What they're measuring

Number of patients with bowel lesions

Timeframe: July 2012

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00768950

SponsorCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2013-08

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