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.
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…
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