Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Clinical Trials

Below is a list of Inflammatory Bowel Disease clinical trials from the clinical trials database at Mayo Clinic.

Mayo's clinical trials include experimental treatments, often unavailable elsewhere, which frequently lead to improved patient care for people worldwide. Patients should ask their doctor at Mayo about clinical trials appropriate for their situation.

Indigo Carmine Staining and Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) of Colonic Mucosa for Detection of Dysplasia in Ulcerative Colitis
Specific Aims: Primary: 1. To assess intra- and inter-observer agreement for the detection of abnormalities seen by white light colonoscopy followed by indigo carmine staining and white light colonoscopy followed by NBI imaging.
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Nurture Study - Pediatric Crohn's Disease
To find out if the drug called certolizumab pegol is effective and safe to use in children with Crohn's disease. Certolizumab pegol is a new medication that has been approved for treatment of adults with Crohn's disease in the United States and Switzerland.
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Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Collaborative Research Group Registry
Observations of children with IBD often suggest a more severe course than that found in adults. Explanations for this are unclear, especially since children are less likely to engage in some behaviors (e.g.,
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The Influence of Tobacco on the Extent and Likelihood of Proximal Progression of Ulcerative Colitis.
Background: Ulcerative colitis is largely a disease of former smokers and non-smokers with prognosis directly related to extent of disease. Patients who continue to smoke have a better prognosis. The influence of former smoking on the extent of disease at diagnosis and the likelihood of progression of distal to more proximal disease is not known.
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