Multi-Center African-American Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study (MAAIS)

Description

The investigators are doing the research to discover genes that cause Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) specifically in the African American population. African Americans with or without Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis are eligible to join. If you agree to join the study, the investigators will ask for information about your health. The investigators will also ask you to give us a blood sample so that they may discover the genes that cause IBD. The blood sample may be collected at Johns Hopkins or any local facility convenient to you.

Conditions

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The investigators are doing the research to discover genes that cause Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) specifically in the African American population. African Americans with or without Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis are eligible to join. If you agree to join the study, the investigators will ask for information about your health. The investigators will also ask you to give us a blood sample so that they may discover the genes that cause IBD. The blood sample may be collected at Johns Hopkins or any local facility convenient to you.

Multi-Center African-American Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study (MAAIS)

Multi-Center African-American Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study (MAAIS)

Condition
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. African Americans with a confirmed diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • 2. African Americans without a diagnosis of IBD and without a family history of IBD for comparison purposes

Ages Eligible for Study

5 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Johns Hopkins University,

Mark Lazarev, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Johns Hopkins University

Study Record Dates

2027-08