NCT06530836

Chronic Diarrhea Owing to Underlying Microscopic Colitis

Chronic Diarrhea Owing to Underlying Microscopic Colitis: Diagnosis Challenges and Size of the Problem

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 116 (actual)
• Sponsor: Zagazig University · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to search for accurate diagnoses for patients with chronic diarrhea and assess the prevalence of microscopic colitis. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer \[is/are\]: Does microscopic colitis account for a significant portion of patients with chronic diarrhea? Participants will subjected to: * Routine laboratory examination. * Colonoscopy: A total colonoscopy will be done with visualization of the terminal ileum. Biopsies will be taken from each segment of the colon and any abnormal appearing areas, the right-sided colon (cecum, ascending colon, and transverse colon), the left-sided colon (descending colon and sigmoid colon), and the rectum.

Conditions

• Chronic Diarrhea
• Microscopic Colitis

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-01
• Primary completion: 2024-07-01
• Completion: 2025-01-01
• First posted: 2024-07-31
• Last updated: 2024-08-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt