Global registry tracks Real-World safety of gut drug
NCT ID NCT01990040
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This registry follows about 1,800 people with short bowel syndrome (SBS) to see how safe and effective the drug teduglutide is over the long term in everyday medical practice. It includes both patients who take teduglutide and those who do not. The main goal is to monitor for colorectal cancer and other serious side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- teduglutide
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could provide a clearer picture of the long-term safety and effectiveness of teduglutide for managing short bowel syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by differences in patient care or other factors.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,806 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2014
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This registry is to enroll both male and female adult participants, of any age, with a diagnosis of SBS.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: 1. Male and female participants, of any age, with a diagnosis of short bowel syndrome (SBS). 2. Signed informed consent and medical records release by the participant or a legally acceptable representative 3. Participants who have never received teduglutide treatment must be on parenteral nutrition (PN)/intravenous (IV) fluids support for at least 6 months at the time of enrollment. Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants currently participating in a blinded clinical trial or their extension studies. 2. Participants who have never been on PN/IV support. 3. Participants who are currently or previously exposed to any Glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) analogs other than teduglutide.
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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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Shire
Lexington, Massachusetts, 02421, United States
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