Testing butyrate enemas in children with ulcerative colitis
Tests butyrate enemas in children with ulcerative colitis, a bowel disease.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: The Use of Butyrate Therapy in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis
Key facts
- Where
- Los Angeles, United StatesSee the site
- Phase
- Phase 2
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 7 and 21 years old?
Source: NCT05218850, who can take part
Where in United States
- Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, United StatesTaking 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
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- Trial code
- NCT05218850
- Record updated
- 4 June 2026
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
Butyrate Therapy in Hispanic Children With Ulcerative Colitis
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.
Inclusion: 7-21 years, mild to moderate ulcerative colitis.
Exclusion: UC therapy within 4 weeks of study medication initiation; infectious colitis, -pregnancy.