Cure8 trial brief
Why This Matters
Researchers are studying how proteins from both the host and microbes in the gut relate to Crohn’s disease features. Findings could point to new noninvasive biomarkers or therapeutic strategies to correct dysbiosis, which matters for diagnosis and future treatments.
Who Should Pay Attention
Researchers studying microbiome or proteomics in IBD; gastroenterologists and clinicians involved in Crohn’s diagnosis; newly-diagnosed or suspected Crohn’s patients interested in research; translational scientists focused on biomarkers or AMP-based therapies.
Study Snapshot
What To Know
This is a clinicaltrials.gov record for an observational, recruiting study aiming to map host and microbial proteomic profiles in Crohn’s disease using stool, mucosal biopsies, and brushings collected at colonoscopy.
Participants (treatment-naïve suspected new-onset CD and matched controls) provide stool samples and undergo clinically indicated colonoscopy with sampling from multiple lower-intestine sites.
The study plans multi-dimensional proteomic and microbiome analyses to identify antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), candidate commensals, and potential noninvasive biomarkers or theranostic leads linked to disease features and treatment response.
The record describes eligibility, sample collection procedures, and planned characterization of gut microbiota and associated molecules but does not report results; it is a protocol/trial entry describing study design and aims.
This note is based on the trial-record content on ClinicalTrials.gov and summarizes the registration details rather than full study results.
Keep In Mind
This is a recruiting observational study protocol registered on ClinicalTrials.gov; it describes planned sample collection and analytic goals but does not provide results. Participation requires a medically indicated colonoscopy and excludes people with prior IBD treatment or recent antibiotics/steroids.
Source Details
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