Comparative Effectiveness of MR Enterography
Condition: Crohns Disease
MeSH terms: Crohn Disease
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of ultrasound imaging compared to MRE
      (Magnetic Resonance Enterography) a form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in accurately
      diagnosing and following Small Bowel Crohn Disease (SBCD) in children.
    

Detailed description: 
      Computed Tomography (CT) is an imaging tool that exposes patients to radiation, and until
      recently it was the most commonly used imaging method to evaluate small bowel Crohn disease.
      Recently, Magnetic Resonance Enterography (MRE) which is a form of magnetic resonance imaging
      that provides detailed images of the bowel and less frequently, Ultrasound (US) are replacing
      CT as the standard of care imaging tool at some institutions.

      The investigators would like to determine how effective US imaging is compared to MRI imaging
      in accurately diagnosing and following SBCD in children. Along with enteric ultrasound (EnUS)
      we will also be comparing a new ultrasound technology called Ultrasound Elastography Imaging
      (UEI) for this study in which we will be using a second form of UEI called Acoustic Radiation
      Force Impulse (ARFI). This technique uses sound waves to asses the stiffness properties of
      soft tissue. The study will compare costs, patient preferences, and imaging accuracy.
    

Intervention name(s): MRE (magnetic resonance enterography); The Ultrasound scan, (UEI) Ultrasound Elastography Imaging with ARFI (acoustic radiation force impulse); Study Questionnaires
Intervention type(s): Procedure; Procedure; Behavioral
Intervention description(s): The MRE will take approximately 60 minutes to complete. Enrolled subject will have MRE imaging performed at about 4 weeks after treatment for small bowel crohn's disease begins, and when the treatment ends or changes or at 6 months, whichever comes first. The 4 week MRE will be for research purposes only, the treatment end,change or 6 month MRE may or may not be ordered by the treating physician as part of your routine care. If one is not ordered by the treating physician, the subject will have one performed because of the research study.; The US UEI will take about 60 minutes to perform. This exam will be performed by 2 different radiologists and you will have this completed 5 times over the course of the study. This imaging will be performed with the subject drinking oral contrast material. The US, UEI will be completed at baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 3 months and at treatment end/change or 6 months, whichever comes first.; The subject and their parent will be asked to answer questionnaires 2 weeks after the first MRE and US exams and again after the last imaging examinations are performed at treatment end/change or 6 months, whichever comes first.
A Pediatric Crohn Disease Activity Index Assessment will be performed at baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 3 months, and at treatment end/change or 6 months, whichever comes first. The study questionnaires should take no longer than 10 to 40 minutes to complete.
Intervention model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Diagnostic