Lifestyle makeover for IBD: diet and stress coaching tested alongside meds

NCT ID NCT07168499

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether adding diet advice and stress management sessions to standard advanced therapy helps people with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis reach remission. About 160 adults with active IBD will be split into four groups, each receiving different combinations of dietitian and psychologist visits. The main goal is to see if those getting lifestyle support show greater improvement in symptoms after 12 weeks.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: diet management and stress management
What this could lead to: If it works, this could show that combining lifestyle support with medication helps more people with IBD reach remission.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial with only 160 participants, and the lifestyle interventions are brief. Results may not apply to everyone, and the added benefit over medication alone may be small.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Crohn disease indeterminate colitis inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

IBD (INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE)

Contacts and locations

Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITING

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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