Could a nordic diet help kids with Crohn's?

NCT ID NCT07334340

Disease control Sponsor: Vastra Gotaland Region Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a Nordic version of the Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet in 30 children aged 6-18 with mild-to-severe Crohn's disease. The diet avoids inflammatory foods and gradually reintroduces unprocessed items over 20 weeks. Researchers will measure remission rates, diet adherence, and quality of life, comparing results to published data on the original diet.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Nordic Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet (N-CDED)
What this could lead to: If successful, this diet could offer a more personalized and easier-to-follow nutritional therapy for children with Crohn's disease, potentially reducing symptoms and the need for steroids.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage study with only 30 participants and no control group, so results may not apply to all children. The diet is demanding and may be hard to stick with long-term.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 30 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Feb 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Jan 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

6 to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged 6-18 years with recent (\<36 months) mild-to-severe CD diagnosis (defined as Paediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index \[PCDAI\] 15-47.5) * Evidence of active inflammation (C-reactive protein \[CRP\] ≥ 0.5 mg/dL, erythrocyte sedimentation rate \[ESR\] ≥ 20 mm/h, and/or faecal calprotectin \[FCP\] ≥ 200 mg/g during screening) * Stable use of medication other than steroids. Exclusion Criteria: * Eating disorders, * Active extraintestinal manifestations * Use of systemic corticosteroids * Active perianal disease * Positive stool cultures for pathogens, parasites, or Clostridioides difficile * Fever \>38.3°C * Documented cow's milk protein allergy * Diabetes, celiac disease and/or psychosocial difficulties.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Crohn disease

As listed by the trial registrant

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Pediatric crohns disease

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Could a nordic diet help kids with Crohn's?

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