Prevalence of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Patients With Quiescent Ulcerative Colitis

NCT ID: NCT02684734

Last Updated: 2022-05-20

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-12-31

Study Completion Date

2019-12-31

Brief Summary

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Colitis from reactivation of established cytomegalovirus (CMV) colonization can complicate the clinical course in patients with an acute flare of ulcerative colitis (UC). Accurate and timely detection of active CMV infection or disease with appropriate anti-viral therapy may reduce complications associated with acute UC flare. Limited information is available on the presence of colonic CMV infection in patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis. Prospective studies on factors associated with reactivation of CMV infection during active UC flare and its impact on disease progression are lacking.

The hypothesis of this study are as follows: 1) CMV infection is prevalent in patients with ulcerative colitis irrespective of disease severity; 2) The degree of immunosuppression directly impacts CMV infection status in patients with ulcerative colitis

Detailed Description

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This is cross sectional study at St. Paul's Hospital, a tertiary academic teaching hospital. Subjects ages 19 or greater with quiescent ulcerative colitis present for routine elective surveillance endoscopy will be invited for the study.

At enrollment, subjects will be evaluated for clinical and endoscopic disease severity using Mayo score. To be eligible for the study, Mayo score must be \<2. Supplemental blood tests, diagnostic test to determine CMV status, physical examination for extra-intestinal manifestation of CMV and inflammatory bowel disease, and surveillance colonoscopy with colonic biopsy will be done.

Patients will be followed longitudinally. Patients will be contacted every three months via their preferred method (telephone or email) until disease flare (clinical partial Mayo Score \> 2) or one year from enrolment. Patients will be asked to contact study coordinator when they are experiencing UC flare.

Conditions

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Ulcerative Colitis Cytomegalovirus Infections

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Patients on no immunosuppressant

This includes patients on no medication or mesalamine.

No interventions assigned to this group

Patients on immunosuppressants

This includes patients on biologics, azathioprine (AZA), 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP), or corticosteroid. These patients will be sub-analyzed to: a) Patients on one immunosuppressive therapy with AZA, 6-MP, biologic or corticosteroid; b) Patients on combination therapy with AZA or 6-MP and biologic; c) Patients on triple therapy with corticosteroid, AZA or 6-MP, and biologic; d) Patients on corticosteroid and one other immunosuppressive therapy such as AZA, 6-MP, or biologic.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients ages 19 or greater with quiescent ulcerative colitis present for routine elective surveillance endoscopy
* At enrolment: clinical partial Mayo score \< 2 prior to endoscopic evaluation
* At endoscopy: endoscopic Mayo score \< 2

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient age less than 19
* Clinical partial Mayo score at enrollment ≥ 2
* Endoscopic Mayo score ≥ 2
* Overall Mayo score \> 5
* Patients with known current or previous CMV infection
* Patients with HIV, solid organ or bone marrow transplantation, immunoglobulin deficiency, and who are otherwise immunosuppressed for reasons other than treatment of ulcerative colitis, or
* Pregnant patients
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of British Columbia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Brian Bressler

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Brian Bressler, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Locations

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GI Clinic, St. Paul's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Ayre K, Warren BF, Jeffery K, Travis SP. The role of CMV in steroid-resistant ulcerative colitis: A systematic review. J Crohns Colitis. 2009 Sep;3(3):141-8. doi: 10.1016/j.crohns.2009.03.002. Epub 2009 Apr 14.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Dimitroulia E, Spanakis N, Konstantinidou AE, Legakis NJ, Tsakris A. Frequent detection of cytomegalovirus in the intestine of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2006 Sep;12(9):879-84. doi: 10.1097/01.mib.0000231576.11678.57.

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kishore J, Ghoshal U, Ghoshal UC, Krishnani N, Kumar S, Singh M, Ayyagari A. Infection with cytomegalovirus in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: prevalence, clinical significance and outcome. J Med Microbiol. 2004 Nov;53(Pt 11):1155-1160. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.45629-0.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Roblin X, Pillet S, Oussalah A, Berthelot P, Del Tedesco E, Phelip JM, Chambonniere ML, Garraud O, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Pozzetto B. Cytomegalovirus load in inflamed intestinal tissue is predictive of resistance to immunosuppressive therapy in ulcerative colitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Nov;106(11):2001-8. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2011.202. Epub 2011 Jul 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Sipponen T, Turunen U, Lautenschlager I, Nieminen U, Arola J, Halme L. Human herpesvirus 6 and cytomegalovirus in ileocolonic mucosa in inflammatory bowel disease. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2011 Nov;46(11):1324-33. doi: 10.3109/00365521.2011.605466. Epub 2011 Aug 31.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Yoshino T, Nakase H, Ueno S, Uza N, Inoue S, Mikami S, Matsuura M, Ohmori K, Sakurai T, Nagayama S, Hasegawa S, Sakai Y, Chiba T. Usefulness of quantitative real-time PCR assay for early detection of cytomegalovirus infection in patients with ulcerative colitis refractory to immunosuppressive therapies. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2007 Dec;13(12):1516-21. doi: 10.1002/ibd.20253.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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McCurdy JD, Enders FT, Jones A, Killian JM, Loftus EV Jr, Bruining DH, Smyrk TC. Detection of Cytomegalovirus in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Where to Biopsy and How Many Biopsies? Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2015 Dec;21(12):2833-8. doi: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000556.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26273816 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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H15-00197

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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