Testing a new PET scan for active inflammatory bowel disease
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests a new type of PET/CT scan that uses a special tracer to 'light up' areas of inflammation in the gut. The results will be compared with your endoscopy to see if this scan can help doctors track and manage inflammatory bowel disease more easily.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 80 years old
- You have inflammatory bowel disease that is active right now
- You have not taken inflammatory bowel disease medications in the 4 weeks before the scan
- You are willing to have an endoscopy (a tube with a camera) within 7 days before or after the PET scan
- You are able to tolerate lying still in a PET scanner (no severe needle fear, blood fear, or claustrophobia)
- You have not had surgery to remove your colon
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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