Fermented Food-Supplemented Diet in Ulcerative Colitis

Part of paid clinical trials in Palo Alto, California.

Sponsor
Stanford University
Study ID
NCT04401605
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Fermented Food-supplemented Diet — OTHER
    Fermented foods include Kimchi, Sauerkraut, Yoghurt, Kefir and more.
  • Regular Diet — OTHER
    No change in diet.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 14, 2020
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2026
Completion
Jun 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
21 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Fermented Food-Supplemented Diet
    Patients in this arm will supplement their regular diet by an increasing number of daily servings of fermented food over a period of 10 weeks.
  • Placebo Comparator: Regular Diet Control Arm
    Patients in this arm will continue their regular diet throughout the 10 weeks of study with a maximum of 1 serving of fermented foods per day.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in the clinical disease activity inflammatory marker fecal calprotectin [ Time Frame: Baseline (Data Collection 1) versus Week 10 (Data Collection 2). ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Stanford UniversityPalo AltoCalifornia94305
Touran Fardeen
[email protected]

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