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Prospective Observational Analysis of Circulating Endocan Levels in Patients Presenting With Acute Diverticulitis

Italy60 participantsStarted 2025-09-30

Plain-language summary

Quantify the level of endocan in blood samples collected from patients with acute diverticulitis in the emergency department. Determine if endocan levels are correlated with the severity of diverticulitis according to the WSES classification. Assess whether patients requiring emergency surgical intervention have higher endocan values compared to others.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who have signed informed consent * Patients who are affected by acute diverticulitis after clinical evaluation and imaging (i.e. u.s. or CeCT) Exclusion Criteria: * Immunosuppressed patients * Patients suffering chronic inflammatory diseases * Patients with concomitant malignancy, cardiac, renal and haepatic failure * History of major vascular surgery (aneurysmectomy) * Pregnant women * Patients participating in other studies that may interfere with the outcome of the intervention.

What they're measuring

Endocan serum level at admission

Timeframe: The serum of the patients enrolled inthe study will be collected within two hours from emergency room registation and tested for ENDOCAN

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07027007

SponsorIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2026-09

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