New study tracks pancreas health in babies with cystic fibrosis
NCT ID NCT06506773
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study followed 79 infants with cystic fibrosis during their first year of life to see how well their pancreas works over time. Researchers measured a substance called fecal elastase-1 in stool samples to track pancreatic function. The goal was to learn more about the natural course of the disease in very young children, which may help improve future 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 how cystic fibrosis affects the pancreas in early infancy, potentially guiding earlier treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It does not test any new drug or therapy, so it cannot directly lead to a cure or symptom relief.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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79 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Infants with CF less than (\<) 6 months of age at the index date who are not eligible for commercial Kalydeco™ (according to local product labels). The day of enrollment into this study will be referred to as the "index date".
- Ages
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Up to 6 months
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Participants with CF less than (\<) 6 months of age at the index date * Participants not eligible to receive commercial Kalydeco™ (based on local product labels) and are not receiving Kalydeco or any other cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR) modulator Key Exclusion Criteria: * Participant whose mother took any CFTR modulator while pregnant with the participant, or who has any history of exposure to a CFTR modulator Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.
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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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Akron Children's Hospital
Akron, Ohio, 44308, United States
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedale Pediatrico Meyer
Florence, Italy
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Billings Clinic
Billings, Montana, 59101, United States
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Boston Childrens Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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British Columbia Children's Hospital
Vancouver, Canada
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Canterbury District Health Board
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Centre Hospitalier de Quebec - Universite Laval
Québec, Canada
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Charite Paediatric Pulmonology Department
Berlin, Germany
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Children's Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States
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Children's Respiratory and Critical Care Specialists, P.A., Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Dayton Children's Hospital
Dayton, Ohio, 45404, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Fakultni nemocnice v Motole
Prague, Czechia
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
London, United Kingdom
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
Seville, Spain
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Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital Outpatient Care Center
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States
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Kinderklinik III, Abt. fur Pneumologie
Essen, Germany
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Kinderspital Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Klinikum Westbrandenburg (CF)
Potsdam, Germany
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Leeds Regional Children's Cystic Fibrosis Centre
Leeds, United Kingdom
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Leicester Royal Infirmary, University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
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McGill University Health Centre, Glen Site, Montreal Children's Hospital
Montreal, Canada
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Children's Clinical Research Facility
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Pediatric Hospital Polanki named of Maciej Płażyński
Gdansk, Poland
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Prisma Health Clinical Research Unit - Midlands
Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States
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ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Toledo Children's Hospital/Pediatric Pulmonary & Cystic Fibrosis Center
Toledo, Ohio, 43606, United States
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Providence Pediatric Pulmonary & Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States
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Queensland Children's Hospital
South Brisbane, Australia
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Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Royal Hospital for Children
Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Royal Stoke University Hospital
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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Sanford Children's Speciality Clinic
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105, United States
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St. Luke's Cystic Fibrosis Center of Idaho
Boise, Idaho, 83702, United States
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Starship Children's Hospital
Grafton, New Zealand
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The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Canada
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The Kids Research Institute Australia
Nedlands, Australia
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The Royal London Children's Hospital
London, United Kingdom
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Tyler, Texas, 75708, United States
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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital Systems, Children's Pavilion
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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Women's and Children's Hospital
North Adelaide, Australia
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