Gut antibody study aims to unlock Crohn's secrets
NCT ID NCT00769236
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at antibodies in the intestines of 160 people: 80 with Crohn's disease, 40 with ulcerative colitis, and 40 without inflammatory bowel disease. Researchers took blood samples and intestinal biopsies to compare antibody levels in the gut versus the blood. The goal was to see if measuring antibodies directly from the gut could give better information about the disease.
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 help doctors better understand Crohn's disease and possibly identify different patient groups that need different treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only looks at antibodies and may not lead to any direct changes in patient care.
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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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160 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jun 2008
- Finished
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Aug 2010
- 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: * Patients reached by disease of crohn * patients reached by hemorrhagic first side-colitis Exclusion Criteria: * Forms ileales or ano-périneales pure of disease of crohn * indefinite colitis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Laboratoire d'Immunologie - Hopital de la Conception
Marseille, 13005, France
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