Clinical Trial: Case-Control Study to Identify Risk Factors for Microscopic Colitis
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Risk Factors for Microscopic Colitis: A Dutch Case-Control Study
Brief Summary: The purpose of the study is to assess among others environmental and hygiene-related risk factors for microscopic colitis (MC), a common diarrheal disease.
Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center
Current Primary Outcome: Assessment of environmental and hygiene-related risk factors for microscopic colitis [ Time Frame: Retrospective, between 2000 and 2012 ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome: The difference between the CC and LC subpopulation regarding environmental, hygiene-related, and generally known risk factors [ Time Frame: Retrospective between 2000 and 2012 ]
As generally known risk factors are considered: age, gender, medication, comorbidities and smoking.
Information about risk factors is obtained by a questionnaire, sent to subjects diagnosed with MC between 2000 and 2012.
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Maastricht University Medical Center
Dates:
Date Received: August 21, 2013
Date Started: July 2014
Date Completion:
Last Updated: July 18, 2016
Last Verified: July 2016
