Can a special diet calm Crohn's Flare-Ups?
NCT ID NCT07671872
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a specially designed anti-inflammatory diet can reduce symptoms and gut inflammation in people with mild-to-moderate Crohn's disease. For 8 weeks, 122 participants will receive fully catered meals and weekly coaching from a dietitian. The goal is to see if this diet can improve quality of life and identify who benefits most.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Catered anti-inflammatory diet
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this diet could offer a drug-free way to manage Crohn's symptoms and reduce gut inflammation.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage diet study with no control group, so results may not be conclusive. The diet is strict and may be hard to follow long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 122 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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16 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Documented diagnosis with Crohn's Disease from medical records. * Ages 16-75 * Mild to moderately active CD disease, defined by one of the following criteria: Crohn's disease activity index (CDAI) 150-250 (mild-to-moderate only active disease) AND presence of active inflammation either by: fecal calprotectin \>150mg/dl. or radiologic findings of active ileal and/or colonic disease, or endoscopic findings showing active ileal and/or colonic disease within 4 weeks of baseline -On stable medications for their disease as or 3 months if medication is not listed Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis (UC). * Prior J pouch or diversion * Recent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) related hospitalizations in the last 4 weeks * Clostridium difficile or enteric infections in the last 4 weeks * Use of probiotics in the last 4 weeks * Patients following the specific carbohydrate diet or Mediterranean diet or anti-inflammatory diet * Active cancer or conditions limiting their ability to follow a diet (heart failure, end stage renal disease) * Pregnancy, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant during study period * Use of Total Parenteral Nutrition at the time of screening and during the study period * Other significant or life-threatening co-morbidities * The need for antibiotic use during the study period * Adults unable to consent * Ages \< 16 and \> 75 years old * Prisoners * Crohn's specific complicated disease including active Stenotic (stricturing, B2) disease within the past 12 months, or Internal penetrating (B3) disease, or Draining perianal fistula, or Prior bowel resection * Patients with concomitant Celiac disease
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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