Can a national registry unlock better care for kids with eosinophilic esophagitis?
NCT ID NCT07772388
First seen Aug 19, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study sets up a registry to track children in Poland newly diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a condition where a type of white blood cell builds up in the esophagus and causes inflammation. Researchers will collect routine medical data—like symptoms, allergy history, lab results, and endoscopy findings—from about 250 children under 18. The goal is to describe the typical features of these patients and find where diagnosis and treatment can be improved.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- This registry could help doctors better understand how common eosinophilic esophagitis is in Polish children and identify ways to improve diagnosis and treatment for this condition.
- What could go wrong
- As an observational registry, it won't test any new treatment, and its findings may not apply to other countries or populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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250 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
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- Ages
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Up to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * age \< 18 years, * diagnosis of EZP based on medical history and histopathological examination of esophageal biopsies taken during gastroscopy (≥15 eosinophils/field of view in ≥1 biopsy), * consent of legal guardians and the child (in the case of patients ≥12 years of age) to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * age \> 18 years, * inability of parents or guardians to give informed consent, * patients who did not consent to participate in the study (applies to patients \> 12 years of age), * congenital defects of the gastrointestinal tract, * status after surgery for gastrointestinal cancer.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Medical University of Warsaw
Warsaw, 02-091, Poland
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