Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound in Human Crohn's Disease-Lumason

NCT ID: NCT03492944

Last Updated: 2025-06-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-03-06

Study Completion Date

2026-02-28

Brief Summary

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The investigators plan to compare contrast-enhanced ultrasound to CT and MRI for the detection and quantification of intestinal inflammation in the the setting of pediatric small bowel Crohns disease

Detailed Description

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The proposed study will investigate the use of an FDA-approved ultrasound microbubble contrast agent (Lumason; Bracco Diagnostics) in pediatric and adult Crohn's disease patients undergoing either MR enterography (MRE, or MRI of the bowel) or CT enterography (CTE, or CT of the bowel). In April 2016, Lumason was FDA approved for intravenous administration and imaging of the liver in children. Imaging of the bowel will employ an identical administration method to that described for liver imaging, but the ultrasound transducer will be placed over the affected intestines as opposed to liver.

Conditions

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Crohn Disease

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Ultrasound Microbubble Contrast Agent

All subjects will receive intravenous Lumason microbubble contrast agent; there is no comparative ultrasound contrast agent. Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound findings/results will be correlated with comparable, clinically performed, CTE/MRE findings/results

Ultrasound Microbubble Contrast Agent

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients undergoing a clinically ordered CT or MRI Enterography for Crohn disease will be recruited to undergo a contrast enhanced ultrasound study of the bowel

Ultrasound Imaging

Intervention Type DEVICE

Patients undergoing a clinically ordered CT or MRI Enterography for Crohn disease will be recruited to undergo a contrast enhanced ultrasound study of the bowel

Interventions

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Ultrasound Microbubble Contrast Agent

Patients undergoing a clinically ordered CT or MRI Enterography for Crohn disease will be recruited to undergo a contrast enhanced ultrasound study of the bowel

Intervention Type DRUG

Ultrasound Imaging

Patients undergoing a clinically ordered CT or MRI Enterography for Crohn disease will be recruited to undergo a contrast enhanced ultrasound study of the bowel

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Lumason

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* histologic evidence of small bowel Crohn's disease, or clinical evidence of disease (including radiologic confirmation \[either CT or MRI\] and receiving medical therapy for Crohn's disease).
* Between ages 10 and 18 years.
* Undergoing clinically-indicated CTE or MRE with evidence of active disease based on pediatric gastroenterologist clinical assessment

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients under the age of 10 or over the age of 18.
* Pregnancy or breast feeding. Urine pregnancy testing will be performed on all female study participants of reproductive potential.
* Obesity/body habitus preventing visualization of small bowel affected by Crohn's disease by ultrasound (Body mass index ≥30 kg/m2
* Subject inability/unwillingness to consent or child assent, including severe developmental delay/mental retardation.
* Prior allergic-like reaction or other severe adverse event to Lumason or any of the active ingredients in Lumason (SPECIFIC CONTRAINDICATION from Package Insert).
* Known unstable cardiopulmonary conditions (including any history of acute myocardial infarction/acute coronary artery syndrome, arrhythmia, and congestive heart failure), ongoing acute or chronic kidney disease (eGFR \<30 ml/min), moderate/severe chronic lung disease, and end-stage liver disease.
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jonathan Dillman, MD,MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Locations

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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Other Identifiers

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CIN_Lumason Crohns_001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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