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Microplastic Analysis in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease

NCT07141238 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-09-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to measure and compare the presence of microplastics in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and children without IBD. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Are microplastics detectable in different biological samples from children? Are there differences in microplastic burden between children with and without IBD?

Researchers will collect biological samples including: intestinal tissue (from routine endoscopy), stool, urine, blood.

Raman spectroscopy will be used to detect and characterize microplastics in each sample type. Participants will not receive any medication or intervention as part of this study. All samples will be collected during standard clinical procedures.

Conditions

  • Crohn Disease
  • Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Interventions

OTHER

Environmental microplastic exposure

Exposure to environmental microplastics measured by their presence in intestinal tissue, blood, urine, and stool using Raman spectroscopy. This study does not assign any exposure or treatment; it investigates the existing presence of microplastics as an environmental factor of interest.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Gdansk

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-15
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2026-06-30

Countries

  • Poland

Study Locations

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