chronic intestinal inflammation Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Age 17 years and below - diagnosis of IBD (Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis) based on regular endoscopy, histology, intestinal MRI, video capsule endoscopy or a combination of these (IBD Working Group ESPGHAN, 2005)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Proven infectious colitis during the last month as determined by positive stool culture for Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, Campylobacter, Clostridium toxins in stools or parasites in stools - Use of antibiotics in the last 3 months prior to inclusion - Use of probiotics in the last 3 months prior to inclusion - Use of immunosuppressive therapy prior to the study - Patients diagnosed with immunocompromised disease (any of various diseases that suppress the immune system)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The fecal and mucosal samples will be analysed by means of IS-pro. The obtained intestinal microbiota profiles of the participants will subsequently be analysed in order to get better insight in the composition of the intestinal microbiota of newly diagnosed IBD patients (see study-objectives) | — |
Countries
Netherlands