IBDPERVASC-IBDNCT06772350
Role of Altered Intestinal Permeability and Lipopolysaccharide in Thrombotic Risk and Vascular Injury in IBD Patients
A study testing examinations in people with IBD, run by Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS.
Trial summary
Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), are characterized by chronic immune-mediated inflammation primarily affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- IBD
- What is being tested?
- examinations
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 100 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 15 Jun 2025to 15 Jun 2036
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Diagnosis of IBD (both CD and UC, both in active and quiescent stages of disease)
- Age > 18 years
- Signature of informed consent
Who cannot join
- Other inflammatory states other than IBD (e.g., neoplasm, autoimmune diseases, liver cirrhosis)
- Age < 18 years
- Pregnant woman
- Lack of informed consent
About this study
Official title: Role of Altered Intestinal Permeability and Lipopolysaccharide in Thrombotic Risk and Vascular Injury of Patients With Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), are characterized by chronic immune-mediated inflammation primarily affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Venous and arterial thromboembolic events are significant extra-intestinal manifestations of IBD, but their pathogenic mechanisms are not fully understood. IBD patients have double the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to the general population, with particularly high risk in pediatric patients, and an increased mortality rate. They also face a higher risk of early atherosclerosis and future cardiovascular events, such as myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and peripheral artery disease. The prevalence of thromboembolic events in IBD ranges from 1.3% to 7.7%, with venous events at around 5% and ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral artery disease at 1-2%.
Read the detailed description
Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), are characterized by chronic immune-mediated inflammation primarily affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Venous and arterial thromboembolic events are significant extra-intestinal manifestations of IBD, but their pathogenic mechanisms are not fully understood. IBD patients have double the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to the general population, with particularly high risk in pediatric patients, and an increased mortality rate. They also face a higher risk of early atherosclerosis and future cardiovascular events, such as myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and peripheral artery disease. The prevalence of thromboembolic events in IBD ranges from 1.3% to 7.7%, with venous events at around 5% and ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral artery disease at 1-2%.Several mechanisms contribute to the increased thrombotic risk in IBD, including platelet abnormalities (thrombocytosis and altered platelet function), coagulation factor alterations (e.g., fibrinogen, thrombin), and fibrinolysis defects. Increased oxidative stress and endothelial damage, especially during active disease phases, also play a role. The oxidative stress, caused by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species produced in IBD, leads to molecular and cellular damage, impaired cell homeostasis, and increased mucosal barrier permeability.These changes alone do not fully explain the heightened thrombotic risk in IBD. A reduction in intestinal microbiota diversity and the altered production of metabolites like Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) may also contribute, along with intestinal permeability changes that allow bacterial products, including lipopolysaccharide (LPS), to enter the bloodstream. LPS, a component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, can stimulate low-grade endotoxemia, promoting atherosclerosis and increasing thrombotic risk. Although direct data on this are lacking, these pathological alterations suggest that increased intestinal permeability and circulating LPS may contribute to the elevated venous and arterial thrombotic risk in IBD patients.
- Conditions
- IBD
- Being tested
- examinations
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
examinationsProcedure or surgery
Echo-Doppler and blood samples
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Experimental | Experimental Receives: Procedure: examinations |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Measuring altered intestinal permeability and increased thrombotic risk
altered intestinal permeability will be assessed by measurement of serum LPS and thrombotic risk by echo-Doppler examination
Measured: 1 year
Secondary outcomes (1)
Measuring the relationship between intestinal permeability and how these factors contribute to inflammation and gut microbiota changes in health and disease.
Alteration of intestinal permeability will be assessed by microbiota analysis
Measured: 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Jan 2025
- Study start15 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion15 Jul 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion15 Jun 2036 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for IBDStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCSThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06772350
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 7035
- Acronym
- PERVASC-IBD
- Status last verified
- Dec 2024
- First submitted
- 20 Dec 2024
- Last updated
- 13 Mar 2025
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Mar 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Role of Altered Intestinal Permeability and Lipopolysaccharide in Thrombotic Risk and Vascular Injury of Patients With Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06772350
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PERVASC-IBD / 7035
- Conditions
- IBD
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCSUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 15 Jul 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 15 Jun 2036 (estimated)
- First posted
- 13 Jan 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), are characterized by chronic immune-mediated inflammation primarily affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Venous and arterial thromboembolic events are significant extra-intestinal manifestations of IBD, but their pathogenic mechanisms are not fully understood. IBD patients have double the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to the general population, with particularly high risk in pediatric patients, and an increased mortality rate. They also face a higher risk of early atherosclerosis and future cardiovascular events, such as myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and peripheral artery disease. The prevalence of thromboembolic events in IBD ranges from 1.3% to 7.7%, with venous events at around 5% and ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral artery disease at 1-2%.
Detailed description
Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), are characterized by chronic immune-mediated inflammation primarily affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Venous and arterial thromboembolic events are significant extra-intestinal manifestations of IBD, but their pathogenic mechanisms are not fully understood. IBD patients have double the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to the general population, with particularly high risk in pediatric patients, and an increased mortality rate. They also face a higher risk of early atherosclerosis and future cardiovascular events, such as myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and peripheral artery disease. The prevalence of thromboembolic events in IBD ranges from 1.3% to 7.7%, with venous events at around 5% and ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral artery disease at 1-2%.Several mechanisms contribute to the increased thrombotic risk in IBD, including platelet abnormalities (thrombocytosis and altered platelet function), coagulation factor alterations (e.g., fibrinogen, thrombin), and fibrinolysis defects. Increased oxidative stress and endothelial damage, especially during active disease phases, also play a role. The oxidative stress, caused by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species produced in IBD, leads to molecular and cellular damage, impaired cell homeostasis, and increased mucosal barrier permeability.These changes alone do not fully explain the heightened thrombotic risk in IBD. A reduction in intestinal microbiota diversity and the altered production of metabolites like Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) may also contribute, along with intestinal permeability changes that allow bacterial products, including lipopolysaccharide (LPS), to enter the bloodstream. LPS, a component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, can stimulate low-grade endotoxemia, promoting atherosclerosis and increasing thrombotic risk. Although direct data on this are lacking, these pathological alterations suggest that increased intestinal permeability and circulating LPS may contribute to the elevated venous and arterial thrombotic risk in IBD patients.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Experimental | Procedure: examinationsExperimental |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Diagnosis of IBD (both CD and UC, both in active and quiescent stages of disease)
- Age > 18 years
- Signature of informed consent
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Other inflammatory states other than IBD (e.g., neoplasm, autoimmune diseases, liver cirrhosis)
- Age < 18 years
- Pregnant woman
- Lack of informed consent
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| examinationsEcho-Doppler and blood samples | Procedure or surgery | Treatment |
Primary outcome
Measuring altered intestinal permeability and increased thrombotic risk
Time frame: 1 year
altered intestinal permeability will be assessed by measurement of serum LPS and thrombotic risk by echo-Doppler examination
1 secondary outcome
Measuring the relationship between intestinal permeability and how these factors contribute to inflammation and gut microbiota changes in health and disease.
Time frame: 1 year
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Mar 2025.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing examinations in people with IBD, run by Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Mar 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Measuring altered intestinal permeability and increased thrombotic risk (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Mar 2025.