New study maps colitis types in patients with chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain
NCT ID NCT07515365
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will examine 100 patients with lower gut symptoms like chronic diarrhea, blood in stool, or abdominal pain who are having a colonoscopy. Researchers want to see which types of colon inflammation (colitis) are most common and how they appear during the procedure. The goal is to improve diagnosis and guide treatment for these conditions.
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 study could help doctors better identify and manage different types of colitis based on symptoms and colonoscopy findings.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It does not test any treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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.
Who is studied
patients presenting with lower gastrointestinal symptoms and undergoing colonoscopy at Sohag University Hospitals
- Ages
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13 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: * This study will include all patients with lower GI symptoms who underwent colonoscopy. Lower GI symptoms were defined as the presence of one or more of the following: chronic diarrhea (defined as symptoms persisting for ≥4 weeks), hematochezia, passage of mucus per rectum, tenesmus, lower abdominal pain, or change in bowel habits, including constipation, diarrhea, or alternating bowel patterns Exclusion Criteria: 1. The patients who turned out to have malignant findings on endoscopy. 2. Patients with incomplete colonoscopy (e.g., failure to reach cecum). 3. Patients with poor bowel preparation affecting visualization. 4. Patients with established IBD diagnosis on follow-up, or recently diagnosed as colorectal cancer. 5. Patients with recent antibiotics use (within 4 weeks). 6. Patients unfit for colonoscopy or with a contraindication to biopsy. 7. Patients with previous colorectal surgery (e.g., colonic resection).
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sohag University Hospitals
Sohag, Egypt