Trial of a Treatment Algorithm for the Management of Crohn's Disease

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, CANADA · Dec 10, 2009

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ClinConnect Summary

Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. During disease exacerbations, pharmacological or surgical intervention is usually needed to re-establish remission. Ideally, strategies should be employed to maintain patients in long-term remission while minimizing exposure to corticosteroids and reduce therapy-related toxicity.

Nevertheless, in reality many patients with CD do not receive effective therapy and their disease often remains active, leading to uncontrolled inflammation and complications from either the underlying disease or corticosteroids...

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Documented diagnosis of Crohn's disease
• • Able to speak and understand English, French or Flemish
• • Access to a telephone or email/internet service
• • Written informed consent must be obtained and documented
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Any conditions (e.g., history of alcohol or substance abuse) which in the opinion of the investigator , may interfere with the patients ability to comply with study procedures
• • Participating in other investigational studies

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