Study Assessing Risk Factors for Abdominal Pain in Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Completed

Conditions studied: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

In brief

To characterize persistent abdominal pain in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by examining factors such as disease type, activity and location, psychosocial factors, and genetics. The investigators hypothesize that by using patient pain and psychological assessments in addition to analysis of blood, stool and colonic biopsies, we can better characterize factors that predispose children and adolescents with IBD to have persistent and/or disproportionate abdominal pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02984059

Run by

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

People needed

126

Starts

2015-10-21

Expected to finish

2018-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-08

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥ 8 years or < 18 years (achieved 8th birthday but not yet their 18th birthday)
• IBD established by standard criteria
• Anticipated availability for follow up for ≥ 1 year
• Informed consent/assent

You may not qualify if…

• Prior abdominal surgery unrelated to IBD
• Active gastrointestinal infection at time of diagnosis (e.g., C. difficile)
• Other co-morbidities that contribute to abdominal pain (e.g., Familial Mediterranean Fever, metabolic disease)
• Preexisting chronic pain disorder (e.g., fibromyalgia)

Where it is running

• CT Children's Medical Center — Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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