Biologics and Paediatric Enteral Nutrition in Crohn's Disease Study

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Crohn's Disease (CD)
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
6 – 18
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
90 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Glasgow · Other
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About This Trial
Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic, incurable condition associated with gut inflammation. Two important treatments currently used to manage CD are special drug injections (biologics) or a liquid-only diet using specialised milkshakes. However, treatment with biologics is only successful in approximately 55-60%. The liquid-only diet also has a better safety and effectiveness profile than traditional…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Eligible participants to the RCT are children or young adults (aged 6 to 18 years old) who have active CD (defined as a weighted paediatric Crohn's disease Activity Index score (wPCDAI) ≥ 12.5 or a Faecal Calprotectin level \>250 mg/kg and who have a clinical indication to ini…
Contacts

Konstantinos Gerasimidis, Professor

+441419560580

Konstantinos.Gerasimidis@glasgow.ac.uk

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Sophie F Morris, BSc (Hons)

+447887804802

s.morris.2@research.gla.ac.uk

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