AI and dye join forces to spot leaky gut in IBD patients
NCT ID NCT07546955
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new imaging system that uses a fluorescent dye and artificial intelligence during colonoscopy to measure how leaky the gut lining is in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It includes 70 adults (60 with IBD and 10 without) at three Canadian hospitals. The main goal is to see if the procedure is safe and can produce usable measurements. This is an early-stage study to gather data, not a treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
They will be patients of the Investigator and co-investigators. When the patient comes in for their usual clinical care and/or disease monitoring, the doctor will approach his or her own patients. If the patient is willing to learn more about the research project and provides consent to learn more, the doctor will introduce the patient to the study coordinator.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Adults aged 18 years or older * Able to provide written informed consent * Established ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease involving the colon, or non-IBD control undergoing screening/surveillance colonoscopy * Undergoing clinically indicated colonoscopy * Ability to comply with study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy to fluorescein * Colorectal cancer * Advanced polyps or malignant lesions identified during colonoscopy * Significant cardiopulmonary disease * Renal failure * Active infection or sepsis * Severe IBD flare * Use of medications that may affect gut permeability, including NSAIDs or antibiotics * Inability to tolerate bowel preparation or safely complete the protocol * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent or comply with study procedures
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Conditions
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