The Canadian Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network (CIDsCaNN)
Key facts
- Where
- Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Hamilton, London, Montreal, Ottawa, St. John's, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg, CanadaSee the 12 sites
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 2 and 17 years old?
Where in Canada
- Alberta Children's HospitalCalgary, CanadaTaking people
- Stollery Children'S HospitalEdmonton, CanadaTaking people
- Izaak Walton Killam Hospital (Iwk)Halifax, CanadaTaking people
- Hamilton Health SciencesHamilton, CanadaTaking people
- CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF WESTERN ONTARIO, Lawson Health Research InstituteLondon, CanadaTaking people
- Hôpital Ste-JustineMontreal, CanadaTaking people
- Montreal Children's HospitalMontreal, CanadaTaking people
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)Ottawa, CanadaTaking people
- Janeway Children'S Health & Rehabilitation CentreSt. John's, CanadaTaking people
- SickKids HospitalToronto, CanadaTaking people
- Children'S Hospital of BcVancouver, CanadaTaking people
- Winnipeg Children'S HospitalWinnipeg, CanadaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- The Hospital for Sick Children
- Trial code
- NCT02308917
- Record updated
- 9 October 2026
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
The Canadian Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network (CIDsCaNN): A Partnership With the CH.I.L.D. Foundation: Multi-center Inception Cohort Study
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.
Inclusion: diagnosed with IBD - Crohn's, ulcerative colitis or inflammatory bowel disease undefined.
Exclusion: Refusal to give informed consent.