The Canadian Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network (CIDsCaNN)

Summary

The CIDsCaNN Network is being established with the major goals of identifying why IBD develops so commonly in children and adolescents living in Canada, and of determining the best treatment strategies for different types of IBD. Focusing on a prospective, inception cohort of Canadian children of widely varied racial origins provides a unique opportunity to explore environmental risk factors early in life and close in time to disease onset, their influence on the host microbiome, and in the context of genetic susceptibility. In keeping with current treatment targets, assessed outcomes will include not only symptom resolution and growth, but also intestinal healing. We aim to identify best practice and to institute processes for continual improvement in care nationally.

Conditions

• Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
• Crohn's
• Ulcerative Colitis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

  collaborator OTHER

• British Columbia Children's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Alberta Children's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Stollery Children's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• IWK Health Centre

  collaborator OTHER

• Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC

  collaborator OTHER

• St. Justine's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  collaborator OTHER

• Eastern Health

  collaborator OTHER

• Children's Hospital of Western Ontario

  collaborator OTHER

• McMaster Children's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• The Hospital for Sick Children

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Anne M Griffiths, MD, FRCPC · The Hospital for Sick Children

Eligibility

Min Age

2 Years

Max Age

17 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-09-30

Primary Completion

2026-04-01

Completion

2026-04-01

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations