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Fermented Food-Supplemented Diet in Ulcerative Colitis
Led by Stanford University · Updated on 2026-02-27
21
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
350 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to see how a diet that supplements fermented foods effects inflammation and quality of life in patients with mild to moderate Ulcerative Colitis (UC). There is a paucity of research and an enormous need for better understanding of diet and intestinal inflammation. Fermented food have been shown to positively influence inflammatory cytokines and intestinal microbial diversity in healthy volunteers.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Fermented Food-Supplemented Diet in Ulcerative Colitis
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Written informed consent
- Male or female subjects, 18 years of age or older
- Confirmed diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis
- Symptomatic disease defined as partial Mayo Score 2 to 7 (inclusive)
- Elevated fecal calprotectin
You will not qualify if you...
- Women who are pregnant, nursing, or expect to be pregnant
- Intolerance to fermented food
- Individuals with a body mass index (BMI) lower than 18
- Individuals diagnosed with a serious medical condition unless approved in writing by a physician
- Individuals who have been severely weakened by a disease or medical procedure
- Individuals with more than mild-moderate cardiovascular disease or life-threatening cancer unless approved by a physician
- Individuals with history of severe cardiac disease such as uncompensated congestive heart failure NYHA grade 2 or more or LVEF less than 40%
- History of relevant intestinal surgery such as total or hemi-colectomy, proctocolectomy, or stoma
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94305
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
T
Touran Fardeen
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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