Spit test could replace needles for kids with IBD on infliximab
NCT ID NCT07470502
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether measuring infliximab levels in saliva is as good as measuring it in blood for children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Fifteen children starting infliximab will provide saliva and blood samples during routine visits. The goal is purely to gather knowledge, not to change treatment.
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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 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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3 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Age between 3 and 18 years * diagnosis of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis * starting biological therapy with infliximab; * Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients in whom the diagnosis of IBD has not been confirmed according to standardized endoscopic and histological criteria; * Patients who refuse to participate in the study.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Meyer Children's Hospital, IRCCS - Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit
RECRUITINGFlorence, Italy, 50139, Italy
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