Diet Intervention Treatment for Active Ulcerative Colitis
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Colitis Ulcerative
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: N/AIntervention Model: Single Group AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 75 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
The etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC), is complex and poorly understood, but the current hypothesis is that IBD arises from an aberrant immune response to commensal bacteria in a genetically susceptible host, and is triggered by environmental factors. En...
The etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC), is complex and poorly understood, but the current hypothesis is that IBD arises from an aberrant immune response to commensal bacteria in a genetically susceptible host, and is triggered by environmental factors. Environmental factors such as the microbiome and diet, play a significant role in the risk of IBD. Diet has been identified as one of the main drivers of the microbiome composition and the microbiome and diet can work in tandem to affect host physiology. In spite of patient interest in diet and numerous diet studies, currently there is no diet that is clinically validated or universally agreed upon for adult IBD patients. We also lack rigorous studies to show how the microbiome is influenced by diet and affects patient outcomes. We propose to use a sustainable non-elemental diet aimed at altering the microbiome in patients with mild to moderately active UC to alter their disease activity.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04121806
- Collaborators
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Investigators
- Not Provided