Evaluation of Inflammation Activity in Ulcerative Colitis by pCLE

Shandong University70 enrolled

Overview

The aim:1) To test the correlation of pCLE-obtained features with histological findings in UC; comparing the real-time conventional colonoscopy Baron score with CLE assessment. 2) To test the accuracy of the investigators previously proposed simplified four-grade classification system of crypt architecture in evaluating inflammation activity in UC by pCLE.

Patients with acute inflammatory infiltrates seen on histological assessment are more likely to experience relapse than are those without infiltrates,studies suggest that severity of inflammation is a risk factor for colorectal neoplasia in UC. The assessment of inflammation activity by conventional colonoscopy is inaccurate in the prediction of acute inflammation in some cases. Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) allows for real-time endoscopy and histological diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases. In our previous study, we confirmed a simplified four-grade classification system of crypt architecture(Grade A :normal; Grade B: an irregular arrangement of colonic crypts with normal size and shape, and enlarged spaces between crypts; Type C: an enlarged crypt opening and a more irregular crypt arrangement than type B; Type D: crypt destruction and / or crypt abscess) by eCLE in predicting acute inflammation, and found a good correlation with histology. In this study, the investigators aimed to test the accuracy of the proposed tne four-grade classification system in evaluating inflammation activity in UC by pCLE.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Inflammation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Male or Female aged 18-80; * patients previously or in-process diagnosed as Ulcerative Colitis Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with gastrectomy, acute GI bleeding, and advanced esophageal cancer; * Patients under conditions unsuitable for performing CLE including coagulopathy (prothrombin time \<50% of control, partial thromboplastin time \>50 s), lactation, food retention, oesophageal stenosis, postoperative cases, leiomyoma, impaired renal function (creatinine level \>1.2 mg/dL), pregnancy or breastfeeding, and known allergy to fluorescein sodium; * Inability to provide informed consent and other situations that could interfere with the examination protocol.

Locations (1)

Department of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University

Jinan, Shandong, China

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

A valuable realtime- and offline- diagnosis of pCLE in evaluating the inflammation activity in UC.

Recruited more than 100 UC patients,pCLE diagnostic criteria was the four-grades crypt architecture classification system ( inactive cases with Grade A or B, active with Grade C or D), histological assessment according to the Geboes Index ( inactive disease with Geboes index ≤ 3.0; active disease with a index \> 3.0). Using Spearman's text, calculating the corelation between pCLE real-time finding and the Geboes index, if p\<0.05, it means a strong corelation,vice versa. Also for the offline diagnosis. Also calculate the corelation between white-light colonoscopy (Baron Score) and histopathology.

Time frame: 2 years

Secondary Outcomes

Good or Excellent interobserver and intraobserver agreement of pCLE diagnosis.

Assessment of interobserver variability of pCLE was conducted in a randomized pCLE videos' order by two independent investigators. After a 2-week interval, all pCLE videos were reassessed by the two investigators to evaluate the intraobserver agreement.

Time frame: 2 years

Central Contacts

Yangqing li, PhD. MD

CONTACT

86-531-82169236 liyanqing@sdu.edu.cn

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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