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Lurie Children’s Home Specialties & ConditionsGastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (Digestive Disorders) Research

Current Gastroenterology & Hepatology Research

The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition maintains an active research program that includes bench science and clinical studies. The division participates in numerous multi-center studies and is a clinical center for the Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network and the Childhood Liver Disease Research & Education Network, a collaboration to discover new diagnostics, etiologic and treatment options for children with liver disease, and those who undergo liver transplantation.

Estella Alonso, MD, has been studying health-related quality of life in pediatric liver transplant recipients and patients with biliary atresia, and is interested in normal growth and development following transplant. 

EGID Program Research

The Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases (EGID) Program​ has an active and growing research component. In addition to participation in clinical trials, the members of EGID team collaborate with other institutions to advance basic and clinical research in this area.

Long-term Study in US Cystic Fibrosis Patients Receiving Digestive Enzyme Supplements to Assess Narrowing of the Large Intestine Causing Adverse Intestinal Symptoms (Fibrosing Colonopathy)

 ClinicalTrial.gov ID: NCT01652157

This is a long-term study in cystic fibrosis patients who are participating in the Cystic Fibrosis Patient Registry to assess the occurrence and risk factors for a rare bowel disorder called fibrosing...

Baby Observational and Nutritional Study (BONUS)

 ClinicalTrial.gov ID: NCT01424696

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-shortening disease that causes breathing and digestive problems, but can now be diagnosed at the time of birth. Lung function is very hard to measure in infants, but gro...

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