Can we predict Crohn's damage before it happens? a Long-Term study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT05420233
First seen Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows people newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease for up to five years to see how the condition damages the bowel over time. Researchers will use imaging scans and other tests to track disease progression and understand how different treatments affect long-term outcomes. The goal is to develop better ways to predict and prevent permanent bowel damage.
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 predict which treatments best prevent long-term bowel damage in Crohn's disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it will not directly test a new therapy. Results depend on careful follow-up over many years.
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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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533 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2030
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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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 To be eligible all of the following criteria must be met: * Diagnosis of CD (according to ECCO guidelines) established within the past 12 months; * Patients able to understand the information provided to them and to give written informed consent for the study; * Male or female, age \> 18 years. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: * Patients unwilling or unable to provide informed, written consent; * Severe underlying medical disorder with an anticipated life expectancy \< 2 years; * Refusal or medical conditions (e.g. Glomerular filtration rate \< 30 mL/min) preventing cross-sectional imaging during follow-up; * Uncertain CD diagnosis; * Pregnancy (if it is impossible to implement the MRE at one year) or any other reason that makes resonance not feasible throughout the study (eg claustrophobia).
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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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Algomed Policlinic
Timișoara, Romania
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American Gastroenterology Center
Stróvolos, Cyprus
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Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
Padova, Italy
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CHU Amiens-Picardie Hôpital Sud
Amiens, France
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CHU Estaing Clermont - Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Claude Huriez Hospital, Lille University
Lille, France
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Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro - Área Sanitária de Vigo
Vigo, Spain
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Hospital Beatriz Angelo
Loures, Loures, Portugal
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Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo
Galdakao, Spain
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Hospital Garcia da Orta
Almada, Almada, Portugal
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Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Hull, United Kingdom
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Hvidovre Hospital
Hvidovre, Denmark
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IBD Clinical and Research Clinic, ISCARE
Prague, Czechia
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Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Lisboa
Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal
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Mater dei hospital
Msida, Malta
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Slagelse Hospital
Slagelse, Denmark
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St Mark's Hospital
London, United Kingdom
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University Hospital CHU of Liège
Liège, Liège, Belgium
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