Cranberry power: could this berry boost gut health in Crohn's?
NCT ID NCT07170462
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a daily cranberry supplement can help restore healthy gut bacteria in adults with Crohn's disease. Fifty participants will take either the cranberry supplement or a placebo for 10 weeks. Researchers will track changes in gut bacteria, inflammation, and symptoms through blood, urine, and stool samples. The goal is to find a simple, diet-based way to support gut health in Crohn's.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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18 to 65 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult CD patients between 18 and 65 years old. * Women of childbearing potential will be required to use at least one form of "highly effective" contraception throughout the study. * Confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's disease. * CD activity lower than sCDAI\<450. * Moderate to severely impaired Health Related Quality of life (HRQoL). sIBDQ score \<60. * Stable dose of medications at screening; thiopurines, natalizumab, methotrexate (12 weeks), anti-TNF, ustekinumab (8 weeks), vedolizumab (8 weeks), 5-ASA (2 weeks), * steroids (1 week). * Willingness and capacity to significantly consume the cranberry supplement daily. * Willing and able to comply with specimen collection and other study procedures, and to complete the study. * Able to provide written informed consent. * Reside in Massachusetts, USA. Exclusion Criteria: * Ostomy * Presence of symptomatic or significant stricture or history of obstruction in the past 6 months * Pregnancy * Use of Specific Carbohydrate Diet of IBD- AID within 4 weeks of screening * Use of probiotics within 4 weeks of screening * Use of antibiotics within 4 weeks of screening * \> 20mg prednisone or equivalent * Recent C. difficile colitis * Unable to provide informed consent for themselves * Prisoners * Children
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UMASS medical center
RECRUITINGWorcester, Massachusetts, 10655, United States
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