Faecal volatiles in children with inflammatory bowel disease

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Inflammatory bowel disease and common gastrointestinal disorders in children referred for specialist paediatric gastroenterology review; Digestive System; Inflammatory bowel disease

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11314352
• Lead Sponsor: Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-07-31
• Study Completion: 2020-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 28 August 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 264

Inclusion Criteria

1. Children (age <18 years) capable of giving informed consent, or if age < 16 years or not capable of giving consent, with an acceptable individual capable of giving consent on the child’s behalf
2. Children of either gender attending a paediatric gastroenterology referral clinic in whom IBD is suspected following initial clinical assessment ?
3. Further evaluation planned to diagnose the cause of the child's illness
4. Willing for demographic and clinical information to be used for the purposes of the study
5. Willing for part of the stool sample provided for routine clinical assessment to be used for the measurement of VOCs ?

Exclusion Criteria

1. Treatment already received for IBD (e.g. polymeric formula feeds in children awaiting investigation)
2. Established diagnosis of a significant gut disorder (e.g. short bowel syndrome)
3. Failure to obtain informed consent from the young person or parent/guardian

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified