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NCT03531593

Dose Effect Relationship of MTX and IBD

Completed Last updated 17 July 2018
What this trial tests

trial testing Ultrasound Elastography in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in 64 participants. Completed in 31 May 2018.

Timeline
1 February 2017
Primary endpoint
31 May 2018
31 May 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsorChildren's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
StatusCompleted
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment64
Start date1 February 2017
Primary completion31 May 2018
Estimated completion31 May 2018
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Who can join

Adults 2 to 22, any sex, with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases or Liver Fibroses. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Currently there are no guidelines for monitoring hepatic fibrosis associated with long term MTX use. Routine liver biopsies are not being done as a part of surveillance due to potential complications like bleeding and pneumothorax. Non-invasive markers like gammaglamyltransferase (GGTP), Alkaline Phosphatase (AlkPhos), Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) are deranged at a late stage and may not be helpful in detecting early fibrosis. The current study will utilize a sensitive, but noninvasive, test to evaluate for hepatic fibrosis. We are attempting to screen for early detection of fibrosis due to MTX before it progresses to irreversible cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease. Based on the results of this pilot study, ultrasound elastography could be used to prospectively study a larger population to establish guidelines for monitoring safety and hepatic complications with MTX. The influence of other co-morbid factors like obesity, alcohol ingestion and smoking is critical to identifying high risk patients who may require closer monitoring. We follow close to 550 patients with IBD. If we presume that at least 20% patients are currently receiving methotrexate, we will be able to recruit enough patients for this pilot study.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.

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