Scientists launch deep dive into IBD to uncover hidden clues
NCT ID NCT07619547
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 58 times
Summary
This study will follow 100 adults with Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or other IBD, plus their healthy relatives, for up to 3 years. Researchers will collect blood, stool, tissue samples, and imaging to track how immune cells and genetics change over time. The goal is to find new biomarkers that could predict disease activity or response to therapy.
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 identify new biomarkers to predict disease flares or treatment response, guiding future therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to immediate clinical changes, and findings may not apply to all IBD patients.
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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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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2036
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with known or suspected inflammatory bowl disease
- Ages
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18 to 85 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 In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria: Affected Participant cohort: 1. Adults 18 - 85 years of age 2. History of: 1. a verifiable diagnosis of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or IBD known to be associated with a co-existing condition (such as CTLA4 deficiency or common variable immune deficiency) and which is supported by characteristic clinical features, radiographic or endoscopic findings, or consistent histopathologic mucosal changes related to chronic inflammation; and/or 2. a defined genetic syndrome/mutation linked to inflammatory bowel disease risk with or without symptoms or findings consistent with IBD 3. Presence of a referring community physician who would be able to manage care outside of NIH Unaffected family member of participant: immediate relative to the enrolled participant (mother, father, sibling, or adult child) may be recruited and enrolled to improve interpretation of genetic results or expand the phenotype of the IBD 1. Adults 18 - 99 years of age 2. In good general health 3. No medical diagnosis of IBD EXCLUSION CRITERIA An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: 1. Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent 2. Evidence of significant medical illnesses that the investigators feel may interfere with study evaluations and procedures
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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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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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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