New device aims to grow gut length for short bowel patients
NCT ID NCT05535361
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a device called the Eclipse XL1 that is placed inside the body to slowly stretch and lengthen the remaining small intestine in people with short bowel syndrome. The goal is to improve nutrition and reduce the need for intravenous feeding. The study will enroll 40 children and adults aged 3 months to 65 years who have at least 3 cm of bowel left. Researchers will monitor safety and measure how much the intestine grows.
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Study facts
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- 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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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3 months to 65 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: * Subject has short bowel syndrome, defined as 50% or less of expected bowel length based on subject age and/or height, and measured at the time of the subject's prior intestinal resection. * Minimum residual bowel length of 3 cm. * Male or female patients aged 3 mo to 65 years inclusive * The subject, parent or legal guardian of the subject is able to read, understand, and is willing to provide informed consent. * The subject or parent or legal guardian of the patient is able to understand the requirements of the study and is willing to bring the subject to all clinic visits and complete all study related procedures (as determined by the investigator). Exclusion Criteria: * Ultra-short bowel syndrome defined as less than 3 cm of bowel length. * Diagnosed Inflammatory bowel disease-unclassified (not Crohn's or ulcerative colitis) * Evidence of active or prior Crohn's disease. * Primary intestinal failure (i.e., without loss or resection of intestinal tissue). * Coagulopathy, as defined by INR \> 1.4 or platelets \< 100. * Known immunocompromised status including, but not limited to, individuals who have undergone organ transplantation, chemotherapy or radiotherapy within the past 12 months, who have clinically significant leukopenia, who are positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or whose immune status makes the subject a poor candidate for clinical trial participation in the opinion of the Investigator. * Subject is determined by the investigator to be unsuitable for participation in this trial for any reason.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Children's National Hospital
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45229-3026, United States
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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94303, United States
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University of California San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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