Kids' metabolism under the microscope: new study on IBD and energy burn
NCT ID NCT07670975
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how children with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis burn energy at rest. Researchers will measure resting energy expenditure using a special breathing test and compare it to standard formulas. The goal is to see if energy use is linked to disease activity and treatments. No new drugs or therapies are being tested.
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 successful, this study could help doctors better understand energy needs in children with inflammatory bowel disease, potentially improving nutritional care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with only 50 participants, so findings may not apply to all patients. It does not test any treatment or cure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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
Pediatric patients aged 6 to 17 years with newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis, recruited from participating Italian centers with availability of indirect calorimetry assessment.
- Ages
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6 to 17 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: * Pediatric patients aged 6 to 17 years * New diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn disease or ulcerative colitis, according to ECCO/ESPGHAN criteria * Written informed consent signed by parents or legal guardians Exclusion Criteria: * Intestinal surgery within 6 weeks before the first evaluation * Parenteral or enteral nutrition within 6 weeks before the first evaluation * Eating disorders or other chronic diseases associated with possible malabsorption
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pediatric Unit
RECRUITINGAlessandria, Piedmont, 15121, Italy
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