CF Drug's hidden impact on gut and lung bugs revealed
NCT ID NCT05937815
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tracks 253 cystic fibrosis patients starting a new drug combination (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor). Researchers collect sputum, stool, and blood samples at the start, 6 months, and 1 year to see how the drug changes bacteria and inflammation in the lungs and gut. The goal is to understand the drug's full effects beyond just breathing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could reveal how the drug improves gut and lung health in cystic fibrosis, guiding better future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove the drug works or is safe, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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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About 253 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
- Ages
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6 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: * To have cystic fibrosis (sweat test \> 60 mmol/l); * Carrier of at least one DeltaF508 mutation; * Be followed in the current care by a participant in the CRCM study; * Start treatment with elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor in routine care, according to the indications in the Marketing Authorization at the time of inclusion; * Be of the age specified in the marketing authorization in force; * Person affiliated or beneficiary of a social security scheme; * Consent obtained by the patient (for adult patients) or the holders of parental authority (for minor patients) before any examination required by the research and oral and/or written consent by the participant (depending on his or her age) . * Patient agreeing to take part in cohort follow-up studies of patients treated with elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor, included in the French cystic fibrosis register (cf. Study by Pr BURGEL and/or MODUL CF). Exclusion Criteria: * Start of treatment with elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor as part of a therapeutic trial. * Patient already on CFTR modulator (including lumacaftor/ivacaftor) * Vulnerable people (pregnant woman, person under guardianship/curators)
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
15 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HM CRCM pédiatrique
RECRUITINGMarseille, France
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AP-HP CRCM Robert debré
RECRUITINGParis, France
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AP-PH Hopital Cochin service de pédiatrie
RECRUITINGParis, France
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APHP Hopital Necker
RECRUITINGParis, France
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CHRU de Lille CRCM Pédiatrique
RECRUITINGLille, France
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CHU de Bordeaux - CRCM pédiatrique
RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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CHU de Grenoble Alpes CRCM pédiatrique
RECRUITINGGrenoble, France
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CHU de Limoges CRCM Limousin
RECRUITINGLimoges, France
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CHU de Montpellier
RECRUITINGMontpellier, France
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CHU de Nancy
RECRUITINGNancy, France
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CHU de Nice
RECRUITINGNice, France
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CHU de Rouen
RECRUITINGRouen, France
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CHU de Toulouse
RECRUITINGToulouse, France
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Fondation Ildys, Roscoff Centre Hélio Marin - Clinique "Mucoviscidose"
RECRUITINGRoscoff, France
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Hospices Civils de Lyon Service de pédiatrie, allergologie et mucoviscidose
RECRUITINGLyon, France
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