Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Multi-Center African-American Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study (MAAIS)

United States2,400 participantsStarted 2003-06

Plain-language summary

The investigators are doing the research to discover genes that cause Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) specifically in the African American population. African Americans with or without Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis are eligible to join. If you agree to join the study, the investigators will ask for information about your health. The investigators will also ask you to give us a blood sample so that they may discover the genes that cause IBD. The blood sample may be collected at Johns Hopkins or any local facility convenient to you.

Who can participate

Age range5 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. African Americans with a confirmed diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
✓. African Americans without a diagnosis of IBD and without a family history of IBD for comparison purposes

What they're measuring

IBD Genes

Timeframe: Single visit, approximately 1 hour

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01169194

SponsorJohns Hopkins University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2027-08

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