Can a patient registry unlock the secrets of IBD?
NCT ID NCT04243525
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is building a registry of medical information from people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The goal is to use this data to better understand how IBD develops and progresses, which could help improve future treatments and prevention. Adults receiving care at the UPMC IBD clinic may be eligible to participate.
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
- This registry could help researchers better understand inflammatory bowel disease, potentially leading to improved therapies and preventive strategies.
- What could go wrong
- As a registry study, it does not test a treatment directly. Its success depends on the quality and completeness of the data collected, and it may not directly result in new treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2009
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
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
All patients-subjects (age 18-100 years old) who are receiving or seeking medical care at the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Clinic at UPMC
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: All patients age 18 and above seeking medical care at the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Clinic at UPMC Exclusion Criteria: N/A
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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
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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