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Scientists uncover DNA's hidden role in Kids' gut disease

NCT ID NCT05916274

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at 40 children aged 6 to 17 with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's or ulcerative colitis) to understand how DNA that escapes from cells might make inflammation worse. Researchers analyzed blood, stool, and gut tissue samples to see if a specific pathway (cGAS-STING) is involved. The goal was to find new clues for better treatments, not to test a therapy directly.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

40 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2023

Finished

Feb 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

6 to 17 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants aged from 6 years inclusive to 17 years inclusive * Boys and girls * Presenting an IBD or suspicion of IBD * Requiring a colonoscopy for diagnosis or follow-up or other reason (abdominal pain, diarrhoea, rectal bleeding, weight loss) not confirming the diagnosis of Crohn's disease or Ulcerative Colitis * Active IBD if: * CD: PCDAI score \>5 and CRP\>20mg/L and faecal calprotectin\> 400 µg/g * UC: PUCAI score\>10 and faecal calprotectin\>250 µg/g * IBD in remission if: * CD: PCDAI score\<5 and CRP\<20mg/L and faecal calprotectin\<400 µg/g * UC: PUCAI score \<10 and faecal calprotectin \< 250 µg/g * Patients and their parents who gave their consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal of the participant and/or one of his two parents * Body weight less than or equal to 20 kg * Blood hemoglobin level less than or equal to 9 g/dl * Refusal or contraindication to general anesthesia * Co-existing severe chronic pathology and/or treatment that could interfere with the results of the study; example: trisomy 21, treatment with growth hormone etc. * Protected person (under guardianship or curatorship) * Person under legal protection * Person not affiliated to a social security scheme * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman

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  • CHU Orléans

    Orléans, France

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