Diet Intervention Treatment for Active Ulcerative Colitis
ConditionColitis, Ulcerative
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorMount Sinai Hospital, Canada
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to determine if a sustainable non-elemental diet can be used as a probiotic tool to alter the dysbiotic microbiome found in individuals with ulcerative colitis and thereby decrease disease activity.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
• Females and Males between the ages of 18 - 75 years of age at the time of enrolment
Must have established diagnosis of UC by standard endoscopic, radiographic, or histological criteria
Must have active UC defined by having a Mayo score equal to or greater than 2 within two months prior to enrollment
Must have had > 10cm involvement at some point in their disease history
Disqualifiers
• Uncontrolled inflammation which will likely require surgery or escalation of therapy within 4 weeks of enrollment
Pregnant or lactating females
Allergy or intolerance to key or a great number food components of the study diet
Current NSAID use
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- UC intervention diet
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov