Can cutting four foods ease Kids' esophagus inflammation?
NCT ID NCT05176262
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether removing four common foods (dairy, wheat, egg, soy) from the diet can help children with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). The goal is to reduce symptoms like vomiting and trouble swallowing, and to find which foods trigger the condition. About 64 children aged 1 to 18 will follow the diet and be monitored for improvement.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- four food elimination diet (dietary intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this diet could offer a drug-free way to control EoE symptoms and identify specific food triggers in children.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-group study with no placebo. The diet is restrictive and may be hard to follow, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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