Can a tree mushroom drink calm inflammatory bowel disease?
NCT ID NCT07766733
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This pilot study is testing whether a dietary supplement made from the tinder fungus can safely ease gut symptoms in adults with mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Participants will drink the supplement and be monitored for changes in symptoms, inflammation markers, and endoscopic findings. The goal is to see if this natural product might offer a new way to help manage these chronic inflammatory bowel conditions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a dietary supplement made from the tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius), taken as a drink
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this supplement could offer a natural, well-tolerated option to help manage gut symptoms in people with mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early pilot study, so results may not apply broadly. The supplement's safety and effectiveness are still unproven, and it is not a replacement for standard medical 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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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 64 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: * Adults aged 18 - 64 * BMI 18.5 - 32.0 kg/m² * Mild-to-moderate UC or colonic/ileal CD * At least one prior episode of active disease Exclusion Criteria: * Extensive colonic resection or subtotal or total colectomy * Currently required or anticipated surgical intervention during the study * Any prior exposure to natalizumab, efalizumab, or rituximab * History or evidence of colonic mucosal dysplasia * Female patients who are lactating or have a positive pregnancy test * Any unstable or uncontrolled medical disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, would confound the study results or compromise patient safety.
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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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Centro Medico Teknon
Barcelona, 08022, Spain
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