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CLINICAL TRIAL
JOURNAL ARTICLE
MULTICENTER STUDY
Prevalence of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency carriers in a population with and without colonic diverticula. A multicentre prospective case-control study: the ALADDIN study.
PURPOSE: The underling pathophysiological mechanisms that cause the formation of colonic diverticula (diverticulosis) remain unclear. Connective tissue changes due to ageing that cause changes in collagen structure of the colonic wall is one theory. Alpha-1-antitrypsin (A1AT) is a protease inhibitor known to protect connective tissue in other organs. Associations between (carriers of) A1AT deficiency and the development of colonic diverticula will be the main focus of this study.
METHODS: A multicentre prospective case-controlled study. In total, 230 patients ≥ 60 years with acute abdominal pain undergoing an abdominal computed tomography (CT) will be included. The research group consists of patients with diverticulosis and/or diverticulitis; controls are patients without diverticula (0 to ≤ 5 diverticula). Genotype analysis for A1AT deficiency will be performed.
RATIONALE: Hypothetically, connective tissue changes, in particular related to (carriers of) A1AT deficiency, can contribute to the development of diverticula and diverticulitis. We expect to find a higher prevalence of A1AT carriers in patients with diverticulosis compared to patients without diverticulosis. Having diverticulosis does not affect the general health of these individuals per se, when asymptomatic. Once an association is found, present findings can be the basis for a second study to assess the risk of developing acute diverticulitis and its disease course in carriers of A1AT deficiency. Because a large cohort is needed in the latter, we shall first perform a pilot study to investigate the likelihood of the primary hypothesis.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: Netherlands Trial register, NTR6251, NL55016.094.15.
METHODS: A multicentre prospective case-controlled study. In total, 230 patients ≥ 60 years with acute abdominal pain undergoing an abdominal computed tomography (CT) will be included. The research group consists of patients with diverticulosis and/or diverticulitis; controls are patients without diverticula (0 to ≤ 5 diverticula). Genotype analysis for A1AT deficiency will be performed.
RATIONALE: Hypothetically, connective tissue changes, in particular related to (carriers of) A1AT deficiency, can contribute to the development of diverticula and diverticulitis. We expect to find a higher prevalence of A1AT carriers in patients with diverticulosis compared to patients without diverticulosis. Having diverticulosis does not affect the general health of these individuals per se, when asymptomatic. Once an association is found, present findings can be the basis for a second study to assess the risk of developing acute diverticulitis and its disease course in carriers of A1AT deficiency. Because a large cohort is needed in the latter, we shall first perform a pilot study to investigate the likelihood of the primary hypothesis.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: Netherlands Trial register, NTR6251, NL55016.094.15.
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