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NCT05218850RecruitingPhase 2

The Use of Butyrate Therapy in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis

Butyrate Therapy in Hispanic Children With Ulcerative Colitis

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Jun 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Butyrate is an important metabolite produced by the gut microbiome and has been shown as a helpful therapy in ulcerative colitis. This is a feasibility study to determine the efficacy of butryate enemas in pediatric ulcerative colitis.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10 (estimated)
First submitted
20 Jan 2022
Start date
29 Jun 2022
Primary completion date
30 Jun 2027
Lead sponsor
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
NCT number
NCT05218850

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 10
  • From 29 Jun 2022 to the primary completion date, 30 Jun 2027
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • UC therapy within 4 weeks of study medication initiation

Other

  • infectious colitis, -pregnancy

Who the study is looking for

  • 7-21 years, mild to moderate ulcerative colitis

Age in the registry: 7 years to 21 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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Los AngelesUnited StatesRecruiting

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