The Influence of a Fasting Mimicking Diet on Ulcerative Colitis
Details
First posted
August 6, 2018
Diets studied
No items found.
Trial type
Interventional
Sponsor
Stanford University
Status
Completed
This research investigates whether markers of inflammation decrease and/or quality of life increases after three cycles of a five-day period of the fasting mimicking diet, and may provide rationale for its use to treat UC. Three cycles of a 5-day reduced calorie diet over 3 months. Primary outcome; changes in CRP, FCP, ESR. Secondary outcome: clinical remission per Mayo score, endoscopic outcomes. Other outcomes: measure of additional inflammatory markers, changes in gut metabolites and microbiome profiles. Open label, n=75
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