Camera down the throat: new study aims to solve Kids' growth mysteries
NCT ID NCT07160387
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study will use a thin, flexible camera called an endoscope to look inside the digestive tracts of 50 children aged 6 months to 18 years who are not growing as expected. The goal is to see if this procedure can find hidden gut problems causing their poor growth, and compare those findings with tissue samples. It may help doctors better diagnose and treat failure to thrive in the future.
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 improve how doctors diagnose gastrointestinal causes of failure to thrive in children, leading to more targeted treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to all children. Endoscopy carries small risks like bleeding or infection.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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.
Who is studied
any child from6 months to 18 years and has unexplained failure to thrive failure to thrive means: Weight-for-age below the 5th percentile for sex/age or crossing downward by ≥2 major percentiles lines on a standardized growth chart confirmed on two measurements.
- Ages
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6 months to 18 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age from 6 months to 18 years.. 2. Both sexes. 3. Diagnosed with failure to thrive, defined as : Weight-for-age below the 5th percentile for sex/age or crossing downward by ≥2 major percentiles, confirmed on two measurements. 4. Clinical suspicion of an underlying gastrointestinal cause (e.g., chronic vomiting, chronic diarrhea either bloody or not, chronic abdominal pain and/or gastrointestinal bleeding 5. Parental/guardian consent for their siblings to share in the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known chronic disease already causing failure to thrive (genetic, cardiac, renal, or endocrine disorders). 2. Contraindications to endoscopy or anesthesia (e.g. severe coagulopathy, unstable cardiopulmonary status). 3. Parental refusal to participate or consent for endoscopy
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