Can naturopathic doctors help ease ulcerative colitis? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07521904
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 50 adults with ulcerative colitis who are already seeing a naturopathic doctor. Over 12 weeks, researchers track symptom changes using questionnaires. The goal is to gather early information on how naturopathic care may help, without changing anyone's usual treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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.
Who is studied
Eligible participants are adults (≥18 years of age) who present to the clinical co-investigators' practices with UC as the primary cause of their visit.
- Ages
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18 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 (≥18 years of age) who have active UC (P-SCCAI \>4) Exclusion Criteria: \*Inability to read and write in English.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Helfgott Research Institute - National University of Natural Medicine
Portland, Oregon, 97201, United States
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