Could a special liquid diet tame IBD flares without strong drugs?
NCT ID NCT07143188
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a special liquid diet (elemental diet) can help adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) feel better during a flare. The diet provides all nutrients in an easy-to-digest form. Researchers will track symptom changes and inflammation levels in 42 outpatients over several weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- elemental diet (mBIOTA)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a gentler way to manage IBD flares, reducing the need for steroids and their side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 42 participants. The diet is not a cure and may not work for everyone; it is meant as an add-on, not a replacement for standard care.
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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 42 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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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21 years and older
- 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: * adults with an established diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) who are being treated in the outpatient setting for an Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) flare, defined as a clinically significant increase in IBD symptoms (e.g., abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, joint pain, fever, bleeding, unintended weight loss). Exclusion Criteria: * Patients requiring admission to the hospital for treatment of a flare * Patients with allergies to any ingredients in the mBIOTA Elemental Diet * Female patients who are pregnant * Patients with diabetes who are taking insulin as part of their treatment plan * Patients with other medical conditions or personal preferences that would compromise their ability to adhere to the elemental study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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