Immune cell study sheds light on esophagitis in kids
NCT ID NCT03640975
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at specific immune cells in the esophagus of children with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) compared to healthy children. Researchers counted these cells and also studied the microbiome. The goal was to better understand the disease, not to test a treatment. 35 children participated.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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35 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2018
- Finished
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Oct 2019
- 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
Children presenting with symptoms suggestive of EoE and requiring an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsies of the esophageal mucosa
- Ages
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1 year to 18 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: * children 1-18 years * presenting with symptoms suggestive of EoE * requiring an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsies of the esophageal mucosa in order to confirm or exclude the diagnosis * Children paired for age in whom an endoscopy performed to explore symptoms of EoE revealed another condition (peptic oesophagitis, achalasia), or children paired for age in whom an endoscopy with biopsies has been performed to explore chronic abdominal or epigastric pain or suspected chronic inflammatory bowel disease, will be include as control subjects Exclusion Criteria: * immune deficiency * auto immune diseases
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Paris, 75015, France
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