Risk Factors for Microscopic Colitis. A Dutch Case-Control Study

Risk Factors for Microscopic Colitis. A Dutch Case-Control Study - Risk factors for MC

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON45110

Enrollment

600

Registered

2013-12-31

Start date

2014-07-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

Chronic colitis

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients: - diagnosed with microscopic/collagenous/lymphocytic colitis between 2000 and 2012; . - inhabitant of Limburg / Eindhoven region at time of diagnosis.;Controls: - never diagnosed with microscopic/collagenous/lymphocytic colitis; - participant in 'IBD-ZL controlecohort'

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients + controls - Age below 18 years at the time of diagnosis - Not capable of signing an informed consent - Deceased

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The main study parameter is the assessment of environmental, hygiene-related risk factors for MC.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary parameters are the difference between the CC and LC subpopulation regarding hygiene-related risk factors, living area as potential risk factor and the assessment of the more generally known risk factors (e.g. age, gender, smoking, medication). A specific outcome is the risk of exposure to polution in the living area, based on longitudinal residential data (GIS substudy).	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results