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NCT Number: NCT02193464

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Registry in Daegu-Gyeongbuk

The purpose of this study is to investigate the incidence and natural course of inflammatory bowel disease in the southeastern area of Korea.

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Key information

Conditions

Idiopathic Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease Digestive System Diseases Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Diseases Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Intestinal Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center

Daegu, 700-712, South Korea

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Eun Soo Kim, MD, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

Eun Soo Kim, MD, PhD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
  • Followed up for at least 6 months for the correct diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who do not live in Daegu-Gyeongbuk province

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. All newly diagnosed cases

    Time frame: one year

    In one year, all inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis which is newly diagnosed in Daegu-Gyeongbuk province of Korea is recorded.

Secondary outcomes

  1. All operation cases

    Time frame: one year

    For one year, all patients who have surgical managements for IBD are counted.

Other outcomes

  1. All cases of disease relapse

    Time frame: one year

    For one year, all patients who have disease worsening are counted.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Eun Soo Kim, MD. PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+82-53-250-7088

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kyungpook National University Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Daegu Catholic University Medical Center
  • DongGuk University
  • Yeungnam University Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

Observational Study Using Inflammatory Bowel Disease Registry in Daegu-Gyeongbuk, Southeastern Area of Korea

Acronym: EPICODE

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jul 17, 2014
Registry last updated
Jan 12, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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