Recruiting NCT05469607
The ElectRx Study - A Neurotechnology Approach to the Treatment of IBD
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Vagus Nerve Stimulator.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Crohn Disease. Basic parameters: 18 years — 80 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Australia
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
Unsure about the terms? Read our patient guide →
Overview
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of vagal nerve neuromodulation in a cohort of patients operated on for Crohn's disease, in a prospective, single centre, cohort study.
Interventions
- Device Vagus Nerve Stimulator
The device consists of implantable (inside the body) and external (outside the body) components. Implantable components consist of a stimulating/recording electrode assembly that is placed around the vagus nerve in the abdomen, between the diaphragm and the stomach, a cable connecting the electrode assembly to an implantable pulse generator (IPG) that generates the stimulus and records nerve responses. The external components include a Clinical Control/Review Tool (used by the study team after i
Primary outcome measures
- Safety and efficacy based on endoscopic recurrence [Time frame: 6 months post-operation]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Endoscopic recurrence [Time frame: 18 months post-operation]
- Clinical recurrence [Time frame: 6 months and 18 months post-operation]
- Surgical recurrence [Time frame: 6 and 18 months post-operation]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- All patients aged 18 years or older with Crohn's disease who undergo resection with an endoscopically accessible primary anastomosis which results in macroscopic normality.
- Patients having a reversal of a temporary ileostomy created after previous surgery for Crohn's disease may be enrolled provided that the reversal of the ileostomy results in a primary anastomosis and macroscopic normality of the remaining bowel.
- Patients with co-existing perianal disease may be included provided the resection has led to a primary anastomosis and macroscopic normality of the intestine.
- Patients must have proven history of Crohn's disease based on (clinical, radiologic, endoscopic and histologic criteria).
Exclusion criteria
- Patients with anastomosis which is endoscopically inaccessible by standard colonoscopy.
- Patients in whom there is persisting macroscopic abnormality post-surgical resection.
- Patients with Crohn's disease who have an end stoma (ileostomy or colostomy).
- Patients for whom endoscopy is not suitable due to co-morbidities or unwell clinical state
- Inability to give informed consent.
- Inability to obtain access to the anastomosis at colonoscopy.
- Suspected perforation of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Australia · 1 center
- Austin Health — Melbourne
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05469607 · HREC/52390/Austin-2019