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Endoscopic Stricturotomy Versus Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation in Patients With Crohn's Disease and Symptomatic Small Bowel Stricture

Randomized Trial of Endoscopic Stricturotomy Versus Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation in Patients With Crohn's Disease and Symptomatic Small Bowel Stricture

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05009212
Acronym
DESTRESS
Enrollment
96
Registered
2021-08-17
Start date
2021-08-01
Completion date
2025-12-31
Last updated
2021-08-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Crohn Disease, Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal, Stricture; Bowel

Brief summary

Stenosis is one of the most frequent complications in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). In particular, CD patients with intestinal strictures are often faced with short bowel syndrome after repeated or extensive surgical resection. Endoscopic management shows good efficacy and safety in the treatment of strictures in CD patients. The European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) guideline recommended that endoscopic balloon dilatation is suitable to treat short \[\<5 cm\] strictures of the terminal ileum in CD. Recently, Lan et al. reported that endoscopic stricturotomy appeared to be more effective in treating CD patients with anastomotic stricture than endoscopic balloon dilatation. However, there is no prospective clinical studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of endoscopic stricturotomy in the treatment of fibrostenotic Crohn's disease. The trial aims to compare the efficacy and safety of endoscopic stricturotomy with endoscopic balloon dilation in the treatment of small bowel stricture in patients with Crohn's Disease.

Interventions

Endoscopic stricturotomy for bowel stricture (\<5 cm)

Endoscopic balloon dilatation for bowel stricture (\<5 cm)

Sponsors

Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Subjects had been diagnosed with CD for at least 3 months prior to screening, and the diagnosis of CD had clinical findings and endoscopic, imaging evidence, and was supported by histopathology reports 2. Subject is in remission from CD (CDAI score \< 150) 3. Subjects had clinical findings of multiple fibrotic strictures of the bowel with obstruction and imaging evidence, and/or endoscopic evidence 4. Subjects had ≤ 3 small bowel strictures (length \< 5 cm) from duodenum to rectum and \< 50 cm distance between strictures 5. Study process prior to initiation, the subject or subject's legal representative (if applicable) signed and dated a written informed consent form or any required documentation of privacy authorization 6. Female subjects who remained sexually and of childbearing potential with an ungerminated male partner, consented to adequate routine contraception throughout the study period starting with signing informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. At the initial screening visit, subject presented with enterocutaneous fistula, abdominal abscess, evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding 2. Subjects were in active CD (CDAI score ≥ 150) 3. The subject had inflammatory activity in the stenotic bowel (as judged by a combination of blood inflammatory indices, endoscopy, ultrasound and imaging) 4. Presence of ileostomy, colostomy 5. Subjects had a history or evidence of adenomatous colonic polyps that had not been resected or had a history or evidence of dysplasia of the colonic mucosa, including low - or high-grade dysplasia, and an undiagnosed type of dysplasia 6. Subjects had suspected or confirmed ulcerative colitis, undiagnosed types of colitis, ischemic colitis, radiation enteritis, colitis associated diverticular disease, or microscopic colitis 7. Subjects had evidence of active infection during the screening period 8. Subject has active tuberculosis 9. Subjects with any defined inborn or acquired immunodeficiency (e.g., common various immunodeficiencies, human immunodeficiency virus \[HIV\] infection, organ transplantation) 10. Subjects had a clinically significant infection (e.g., pneumonia, pyelonephritis) or an ongoing chronic infection within 30 days prior to screening 11. The subject suffered from any unstable or uncontrolled cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, hematological, coagulation, immune, endocrine / metabolic or other medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the outcome of the study or jeopardize the safety of the subject 12. The subject's medical history included malignancy 13. Subjects had abnormal laboratory results for any of the following during screening: hemoglobin \< 5 g / dl; white blood cell (WBC) count \< 3 ×10E9 / L; platelet count \< 100 × 10E9 / L or \> 1200 × 10E9 / L; alanine transaminase (ALT) or aspartate transaminase (AST) \> 3 × upper limit of normal (ULN), and serum creatinine \> 2 × ULN. 14. Subjects were unable to attend all study visits or comply with study flow plans female subjects were pregnant prior to study enrollment, during study enrollment, or plan to donate eggs during these time periods 15. Subjects were forced to consent to participate in the study 16. Investigators considered the subject unsuitable for endoscopic treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Surgery-free survival52 weeksPercentage of patients who do not receive surgical intervention for obstruction recurrence

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Intervention-free survivalWeek 52Percentage of patients who do not receive surgical or endoscopic intervention for obstruction recurrence
Technical success rateWeek 0The passage of endoscope without resistance
Obstructive score changeWeek 8, 16, 26, 52Obstructive score (scaling from 0 to 6, higher scores mean a worse outcome) change compared to baseline
Endoscopic intervention-free survival52 weeksPercentage of patients who do not receive endoscopic intervention for obstruction recurrence
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) score reductionWeek 8, 16, 26, 52Higher scores mean a better outcome for IBDQ score
Adverse event rateWeek 52Percentage of adverse events
Total costWeek 52Total cost for intervention
Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) score changeWeek 8, 16, 26, 52Higher scores mean a worse outcome for CDAI score

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactQin Guo, MD
guoq83@mail.sysu.edu.cn+86-20-38663423
Backup ContactHongsheng Yang, MD
hensonyang@foxmail.com+86-20-38663423

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026