Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Babies With Enterocolitis - A Study of Faecal Calprotectin in Hirschsprung Disease (The BEACH Study)
Lead Sponsor:
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Collaborating Sponsors:
Bowel Research UK
Conditions:
Hirschprung's Disease
Hirschsprung Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 4 years
Brief Summary
Babies with Hirschsprung's Disease are born without normal nerves to the end of their bowel which means they cannot poo properly, and are at high risk of infection of the bowel, called enterocolitis. ...
Detailed Description
Background: Hirschsprung's Disease is a rare congenital condition affecting 1 in 5000 children and characterised by an absence of ganglia in the distal bowel(1). Affected infants cannot stool normall...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- \- Any infant or child under the age of 5 years at the time of recruitment with biopsy proven Hirschsprung's Disease
- Exclusion criteria:
- Infants or children who do not have biopsy proven Hirschsprung's Disease
- Individuals with total colonic Hirschsprung's Disease
- Individuals with Hirschsprung's Disease which affects the small bowel
- Children aged 5 years and over at the time of recruitment
- Children with inflammatory bowel disease
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06592534
Start Date
October 1 2024
End Date
October 1 2026
Last Update
September 19 2024
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