Gut bacteria clues: h. pylori and IBD under the microscope
NCT ID NCT07292454
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will check how common Helicobacter pylori infection is in 100 adults with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's or colitis) at the Guadeloupe hospital. Researchers will take extra stomach biopsies during routine endoscopy to study the stomach's bacteria. The goal is to see if H. pylori is linked to differences in gut health, which could help understand IBD better.
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 this study finds a link between H. pylori and IBD, it could point toward new ways to understand or manage these gut conditions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 100 participants in one region, so results may not apply to everyone. It won't test any treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
Adult patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) receiving routine follow-up care at the University Hospital of Guadeloupe. All participants are scheduled to undergo an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy as part of standard clinical management.
- 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 over 18 years old Patients with IBD from the CHU of Guadeloupe Patients benefiting from an investigation of H. pylori infection through gastric biopsies and/or serology at the time of diagnosis of IBD Patients affiliated to the French social security system Free informed and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator (at the latest on the day of inclusion and before any examination required by the research) Exclusion Criteria: Patients of less than18 years Patients having not given their writing informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de la Guadeloupe
Pointe-à-Pitre, CHU de La Guadeloupe, 97159, Guadeloupe
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