Clinical Trial: Usefulness of Chromoendoscopy in Diagnosing Microscopic Colitis
Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Prospective Study on the Usefulness of Chromoendoscopy in Detecting Microscopic Colitis in Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy Due to Chronic Watery Diarrhoea
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether chromoendoscopy using Indigo-Carmine dye spray is useful in diagnosing microscopic colitis among patients undergoing colonoscopy due to chronic watery diarrhea.
Detailed Summary:
Microscopic colitis is a common disease found in 10% to 20% of cases having chronic watery diarrhea. Obvious endoscopically identifiable changes of the mucosal surface are usually absent, thus diagnosing microscopic colitis relies on multiple biopsy sampling from all segments of the colon. Chromoendoscopy using indigo-carmine dye spray might, however, unravel mucosal changes in microscopic colitis (Suzuki 2011).
The aim of this study is to investigate if chromoendoscopy using Indigo-Carmine 0.2-0.5% in patients with chronic watery diarrhea is useful in diagnosing microscopic colitis.
Sponsor: Karolinska University Hospital
Current Primary Outcome: Detection of microscopic colitis using chromoendoscopy [ Time Frame: 12 month ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
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Information By: Karolinska University Hospital
Dates:
Date Received: December 29, 2011
Date Started: June 2009
Date Completion: December 2016
Last Updated: August 5, 2015
Last Verified: August 2015