Dietary Therapy and Gut Microbiome in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

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First posted
April 9, 2015
Diets studied
SCD
Trial type
Interventional
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Status
Completed

Single site, open-label clinical trial of enteral nutrition or the specific carbohydrate diet in patients with active CD or UC assigned to one of two dietary intervention arms based on their preference and will meet with the study registered dietician at the MGH Clinical Research Center (CRC) metabolism and nutrition unit. There, they will receive instruction on the components of the assigned dietary therapy arm - partial elemental diet (enteral nutrition) or specific carbohydrate diet, and will complete a baseline food record (FR). They will adhere to the dietary therapy for 6 weeks after which they can resume normal diet. Clinical, biochemical, nutritional, and microbiological parameters will be measured during and for 6 weeks following the study. They will have 5 study visits during this time. N=40

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