No-Touch camera may spot crohn Flare-Ups in kids
NCT ID NCT05710276
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a thermal camera could detect intestinal inflammation in 43 children with Crohn disease. The camera measures heat patterns on the belly, which may reflect underlying inflammation. Researchers compared these readings to standard stool tests and symptom scores to see if thermal imaging could be a non-invasive monitoring tool.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- abdominal infrared radiation (thermal imaging)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a quick, painless way to monitor Crohn disease activity in children without needles or invasive procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (43 children) that only checks if thermal imaging matches existing tests. It may not be accurate enough to replace standard monitoring, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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43 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- 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.
- Ages
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4 to 17 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: * Patients diagnosed with CD according to the Porto criteria \[6\] * Aged from 4 years to 17 years-old * Follow-up at the Amiens Picardie University Hospital (CHU Amiens Picardie) * Child's affirmative agreement and assent and permission of their parents to participate in research Exclusion Criteria: * Recent abdominal surgery * Other Inflammatory bowel disease
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens
Amiens, 80054, France
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