Better CMV detection for IBD patients: which test works best?
NCT ID NCT06793124
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 200 adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who are hospitalized due to worsening symptoms. Researchers want to see if testing blood or stool for CMV (a common virus) is as accurate as the standard method of testing a tissue sample from the colon. The goal is to find a simpler, less invasive way to diagnose CMV-related organ disease in IBD patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
Adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), either outpatients or requiring hospital admission, who undergo colonic biopsy for recurrence of the underlying disease, will be screened for inclusion
- 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: * Patients aged ≥18 years with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) with worsening of IBD-related symptoms requiring hospital admission * Signing of informed consent * Performed endoscopic biopsies to confirm/exclude CMV organ disease Exclusion Criteria: /
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
RECRUITINGBologna, Bologna, 40138, Italy
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