Interviews with Adults About Symptoms of Stricturing Crohn's Disease
Asks adults with stricturing Crohn's disease about their symptoms in interviews.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Qualitative Exploration of Key Symptoms of Stricturing Crohn's Disease: Toward the Development of a Clinical Assessment Score.
Key facts
- Where
- La Tronche, FranceSee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with Crohn's disease that has narrowed parts of the bowel (stricturing form). They are asked about their symptoms in a one-hour interview.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes can join
- Disease stage
- Stricturing Crohn's disease, confirmed by symptoms, endoscopy, imaging or surgery. Clinically stable at the time of the interview.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Currently in hospital for a severe flare or sudden bowel blockage
- Severe memory or thinking problems, communication problems or acute psychiatric illness
- Serious uncontrolled other illness, such as active cancer under treatment or severe heart failure
- Pregnant women
- Cannot speak French or cannot take part in an interview in person or by video
Read by machine on 9 November 2026.
Where in France
- Chu Grenoble AlpesLa Tronche, FranceContact: Anna Borowik, PhDNo longer taking part
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?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- University Hospital, Grenoble
- Trial code
- NCT07441629
- Record updated
- 20 May 2026
- Original description
The goal of this qualitative study is to identify and better understand the symptoms of stricturing Crohn's disease in order to inform the development of more appropriate clinical evaluation scores. This study focuses on adult patients diagnosed with stricturing Crohn's disease who are followed in hospital gastroenterology departments.Read full original descriptionShow less
Qualitative Exploration of Key Symptoms of Stricturing Crohn's Disease: Toward the Development of a Clinical Assessment Score.
The goal of this qualitative study is to identify and better understand the symptoms of stricturing Crohn's disease in order to inform the development of more appropriate clinical evaluation scores. This study focuses on adult patients diagnosed with stricturing Crohn's disease who are followed in hospital gastroenterology departments.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Which symptoms are perceived by patients as the most specific and significant features of stenosing Crohn's disease? * Which symptoms are perceived by patients as early warning signs of a stenosing flare? * How does stenosing Crohn's disease impact daily life, mental health, and quality of life, and what coping strategies do patients use to manage symptoms and limit their impact?
Participants will:
* Take part in a one-hour individual semi-structured interview, conducted in person (at the hospital, at home, or in another agreed location) or by videoconference * Have the interview audio-recorded for transcription and qualitative analysis * Be offered the opportunity to review and validate the transcript and summary of their interview before final anonymized analysis
Inclusion: Adult patient (≥ 18 years old); With a confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's disease; Presenting a stricturing form of the disease (confirmed clinically, endoscopically, radiologically, or surgically); Followed in a hospital department managing inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD); Clinically stable at the time of the interview (not experiencing an acute episode requiring urgent hospitalization); Able to understand and speak French, in order to participate in a qualitative interview.
Exclusion: Persons receiving psychiatric care; Current hospitalization for a severe Crohn's disease flare, acute intestinal obstruction, or any situation requiring urgent medical care; Severe cognitive impairment, communication deficits, or acute psychiatric disorder preventing understanding of the interview or reliable expression of experiences; Major uncontrolled medical comorbidity (e.g., active cancer under treatment, severe heart failure) making the interview inappropriate or likely to confound symptom interpretation; Technical inability to participate in an interview (no access to the proposed modalities: unable to travel, no access to videoconference if a remote interview is required); Pregnant women; Persons deprived of their liberty; Persons admitted to a healthcare or social institution; Adults subject to a legal protection measure; Persons unable to express their consent.