Ulcerative colitis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Between April 2016 and June 2019, patients with ulcerative colitis that underwent colonoscopy and serum PR3-ANCA measurement within the span of 1 week.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Cases excluded were patients ages 0 to 5 or with a complication that could be serum positive for PR3-ANCA or MPO-ANCA such as autoimmune disease, chronic extraintestinal inflammatory disease, malignant tumor, or hyperthyroidism, and patients being treated or with a history of treatment with TNF alpha inhibitors, (infliximab and adalimumab), which have the potential to cause drug-induced ANCA-associated vasculitis. Also excluded from analysis were patients being treated or with a history of treatment with steroids or immunoregulators and serum PR3-ANCA levels below the detection limit.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint is the relationship between ulcerative colitis activity and serum PR3-ANCA. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the background factor and prognosis of serum PR3-ANCA positive in ulcerative colitis. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital Gastroenterology