Trials / Recruiting
RecruitingNCT07141238
Microplastic Analysis in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Analysis of Microplastics in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Using Raman Spectroscopy: A Multi-Matrix Study
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 40 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Gdansk · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
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
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2025-06-15
- Primary completion
- 2025-12-01
- Completion
- 2026-06-01
- First posted
- 2025-08-26
- Last updated
- 2025-09-30
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Poland
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07141238. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.