Could cutting more gut tissue stop Crohn's from coming back?
NCT ID NCT06856044
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether removing extra tissue (the mesentery) during standard Crohn's surgery is safe and helps prevent the disease from returning. About 30 adults with Crohn's disease who are already on biotherapy will undergo this procedure. The main goal is to see if the surgery causes more complications than usual, and if it lowers the chance of inflammation coming back within 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ileocolic resection with extended mesenteric resection (surgical procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this surgical technique could lower the chance of Crohn's disease coming back after surgery, reducing the need for repeat operations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early pilot study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The surgery carries standard risks like bleeding or infection, and it's unclear if removing more tissue is truly better than the standard approach.
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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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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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.
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18 years and older
- 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: * The patient must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form * The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * Patient with histologically proven Crohn's disease * Patient who has undergone ileocolic resection and whose disease site is accessible to endoscopic follow-up (first or repeat operation) * Patient on anti-TNF α: infliximab or adalimumab (ECCO 2014 recommendation), vedolizumab, ustkinumab, or other biotherapy (e.g. risankizumab) * Patient able to understand, write and read French Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is participating in an interventional study * The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship * Medical treatment other than biotherapies including anti-TNF α (infliximab or adalimumab), vedolizumab, ustkinumab, risankinumab * Contraindication to surgery, such as major cardiovascular comorbidities * Pregnant, breast-feeding or parturient women
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Montpellier Hôpital St Eloi
RECRUITINGMontpellier, France
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CHU de Nîmes
RECRUITINGNîmes, 30029, France
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