Blood test guides stronger treatment for bowel disease

NCT ID NCT05180175

Summary

This study tested whether using a blood test to identify newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients at high risk for severe disease could improve their outcomes. 300 patients were randomly assigned to either have their treatment guided by this blood test result or to receive standard care. The goal was to see if giving stronger 'top-down' medication early to high-risk patients led to better remission rates after one year.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Akademiska Sjukhuet Uppsala

    Uppsala, Region Uppsala, 75185, Sweden

  • Ersta sjukhus

    Stockholm, Stockholm County, 11691, Sweden

  • Hospital Sønderjylland

    Aabenraa, 6200, Denmark

  • Höglandssjukhuset Eksjö

    Eksjö, Region Jönköpings Län, 57581, Sweden

  • Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset

    Stockholm, Region Stockholm, 17176, Sweden

  • Landspitali

    Reykjavik, 101, Iceland

  • OUH Svendborg Hospital

    Svendborg, 5700, Denmark

  • Odense University Hospital

    Odense, 5000, Denmark

  • Oslo Universitetssykehus

    Oslo, 0424, Norway

  • Sykehuset i Telemark

    Skien, 3710, Norway

  • Sykehuset i Vestfold

    Tønsberg, 3103, Norway

  • Universitetssjukhuset i Linköping

    Linköping, Region Östergötland, 58185, Sweden

  • Universitetssjukhuset Örebro

    Örebro, Örebro County, 70185, Sweden

  • Vestre Viken HF

    Drammen, 3004, Norway

  • Østfold Kalnes

    Grålum, 1714, Norway

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