Preemie gut problem may raise allergy risk, study suggests
NCT ID NCT07562009
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether premature infants who had necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) are more likely to develop allergies by age 2. Researchers will compare skin prick test results between 130 infants with and without NEC. The goal is to understand if NEC affects later allergy development.
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
- If this study finds a link, it could help doctors monitor preterm infants for allergies earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may find no clear connection, and results may not apply to all preterm infants.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 130 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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Jan 2028
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.
- Ages
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12 to 24 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1. Infants born in our hospital and diagnosed with NEC during the study period. 2. Age-matched control infants born in our hospital during the same period but without NEC diagnosis. 3. Written and verbal informed consent obtained from at least one parent. \- Exclusion Criteria: 1. Infants whose parents did not provide written or verbal consent. 2. Infants with major congenital anomalies. 3. Infants with chromosomal disorders. 4. Infants with gastrointestinal malformations (e.g., duodenal atresia, gastroschisis, omphalocele). 5. Infants diagnosed with immunodeficiency. -
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Conditions
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