Efficacy of Exclusive Enteral Nutrition in Adult Active Crohn's Disease

Sun Yat-sen University48 enrolled

Overview

The study aimed to prove EEN is effective for inducing early clinical remission, mucosal healing, promoting fistula closure and reducing the size of abscess to adult CD patients. They plan to include about 50 patients and observe the effect of EEN.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Efficacy of Exclusive Enteral Nutrition in Adult Active Crohn's Disease With Complications or Failure of Medical Treatment

Interventions

EENDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * \>18 years old * Patients with CD was diagnosed clinically according to previously established international criteria \[9\] * The diagnosis of stricture, fistula and abdominal abscess was confirmed by ultrasound, CT enterography (CTE), and endoscopy. The bowel stricture should mainly cause by inflammation but not fibrosis. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients do not macth the inclusion criteria and those who refuse to taking part in the study

Locations (1)

The six affiliated hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Clinical remission after 12 weeks EEN

Time frame: July 2013 to October 2015

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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