Hidden kidney risk in kids with IBD: new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07670988
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is checking how common chronic kidney disease is in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), like Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Researchers will look at medical records from 600 children with IBD and compare them to children without IBD. The goal is to see if kidney problems are linked to IBD activity or treatments, which could help with earlier detection and better care.
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 and detect kidney problems early in children with IBD.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only collects existing data, so it cannot prove cause and effect or lead directly to a new therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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 2 to 17 years recruited from participating centers, including patients with inflammatory bowel disease and a matched control group without IBD.
- Ages
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2 to 17 years
- 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: * Pediatric patients aged between 2 and 17 years * For the case group: confirmed diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease according to Porto criteria * For the control group: absence of current or previous diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease * Availability of clinical and laboratory data required for study evaluation * Written informed consent from parent or legal guardian, and assent from the minor when applicable Exclusion Criteria: * History of pre-existing renal disease (congenital or acquired before IBD diagnosis) * Presence of conditions that may affect renal function (e.g., diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic use of nephrotoxic drugs) * Lack of informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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