Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Impact of Exclusion Diet in Addition to Anti-TNF Therapy in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: a Prospective, Double Arm, Open-label Study

Lead Sponsor:

IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Conditions:

Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

Crohn Disease (CD)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This clinical study protocol aims to prospectively compare the efficacy of standard therapy with anti-TNF agents combined with the Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED) versus anti-TNF therapy alone i...

Detailed Description

This is a prospective interventional, single-center, double-group, open-label study. Primary objective is to compare the efficacy of CDED in addition to anti-TNF therapy in active CD and UC versus an...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participant is willing and able to give informed consent forparticipation in the study
  • Males or Females, Adults aged 18 years or older
  • Confirmed diagnosis of moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease orulcerative colitis
  • Patients who are planned to start anti-TNF therapy
  • Ability and willingness to comply with the Crohn's DiseaseExclusion Diet (CDED)

Exclusion

  • Patients with undetermined inflammatory bowel disease
  • Patients with metabolic or gastrointestinal conditions that couldinterfere or are incompatible with the study intervention (e.i.celiac disease, diabetes etc)
  • Patients with a body-mass index lower than 17 or greater than30
  • Patients who previously underwent intestinal resectionirrespective of cause
  • Patients currently on exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN)
  • Patients who have previously used or are currently adhering toCDED
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Patients with a history of severe allergic reactions orintolerance to any food recommended in CDED
  • Patients with significant comorbidities that may interfere withthe study or pose a risk to the participant
  • Inability or unwillingness to comply with study protocols orfollow-up schedules

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06896305

Start Date

April 1 2025

End Date

October 1 2027

Last Update

March 26 2025

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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

Milan, Michigan, Italy, 20132