Bowel sounds may reveal hidden inflammation in kids with Crohn's
NCT ID NCT05955963
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study investigates whether analyzing bowel sounds with a computer can help measure disease activity in children with Crohn's disease. Researchers will record bowel sounds and compare them to a standard disease activity score. The goal is to find a noninvasive, painless way to monitor inflammation without blood tests or scans.
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 could lead to a simple, noninvasive way to monitor Crohn's disease activity in children using a stethoscope and sound analysis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 49 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The method may not prove reliable enough for clinical use.
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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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49 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Jul 2022
- 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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4 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: * Crohn's Disease * Age between 4 and 17 years * Follow-up at CHU Amiens-Picardie Exclusion Criteria: * Other diseases than Crohn's or treatments affecting the gastrointestinal tract, recent (\< 3 months) surgery or refusal to participate (parents or children)
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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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CHU Amiens
Amiens, 80054, France
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