Mini organs from biopsies could revolutionize gut disease research
NCT ID NCT05425901
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study takes small tissue samples from people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and healthy volunteers to grow 'mini guts' (organoids) in the lab. Researchers will then expose these organoids to radiation to mimic radiation enteritis and test potential treatments. The goal is to create a reliable screening tool for new therapies, not to treat participants directly.
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
- If successful, this could create a lab-grown model to screen drugs for IBD and radiation gut damage, speeding up discovery of new treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study (16 people) focused on building a tool, not testing a treatment. The organoid model may not fully mimic human disease.
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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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16 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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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: \- Group 1: active IBD * 18 years old or older * Assured IBD diagnosis (Crohn's disease/ulcerative colitis) according to European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) 2019 consensus criteria * Active IBD (Harvey-Bradshaw score of 4 or above for Crohn's disease or partial Mayo score of 3 or above for ulcerative colitis) * Indication to perform a coloscopy * Written consent for study participation obtained Or \- Group 2: inactive IBD * 18 years old or older * Assured IBD diagnosis (Crohn's disease/ulcerative colitis) according to ECCO 2019 consensus criteria * Inactive IBD (Harvey-Bradshaw score below 4 for Crohn's disease or partial Mayo score below 3 for ulcerative colitis) * Indication to perform a coloscopy * Written consent for study participation obtained Or \- Group 3: Control * 18 years old or older * Indication to perform a coloscopy to detect polyp * No known bowel disease * Written consent for study participation obtained Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand, read, sign informed consent and/or express consent * Person subject to legal protection (curator, guardianship or safeguard of justice), * Deprivation of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, * Non-affiliation to a social security scheme or non-beneficiary of such a scheme * Pregnant, parturient, breastfeeding women * Contraindication to performing biopsies * Participation in other therapeutic research that may modify the behavior of intestinal cells (for example, drug research for the treatment of IBD) * Anticoagulant treatment or bleeding disorder * Person subject to a judicial safeguard measure * People hospitalized without consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Groupe Hospitalier Ambroise Paré Hartmann
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, 92200, France
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