Can better eating help pregnant IBD patients and their babies?
NCT ID NCT07560176
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at the eating habits of 50 pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Researchers want to see if better diet quality is linked to healthier pregnancies and baby growth. The goal is to find nutritional gaps and suggest better dietary advice for this group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide dietary guidelines to improve pregnancy outcomes and infant health in women with IBD.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with only 50 participants, so findings may not apply to all pregnant women with IBD. It does not test a 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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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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
* Patients underwent clinical, laboratory, endoscopic, and/or imaging evaluations as part of routine outpatient monitoring. * Laboratory investigations (Complete blood picture, Liver function tests, C-reactive protein and ESR, Fecal calprotectin). * The following variables were evaluated: age, sex, BMI \[weight (kg)/height (m)²\], Calories per day, vitamins intake, method of divert, offsprings evaluation ( weight, height, head circumference, growth velocity, lactation evaluation and vitamins intake), history of IBD-related surgeries, current and prior concomitant medications, disease duration
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * All pregnant women and documented IBD diagnosis. * The diagnosis of IBD was based on the patient's history supported by clinical, endoscopic and histologic documentation Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent * HIV/Aids, multi-fetus pregnancy, fetal chromosomal or structural abnormalities * intrauterine growth restriction, active infection (including chorioamnionitis or sepsis), renal disease, or a dietary regime that conflicts with the intervention diet. * Pregnant IBD patients who had active perianal or extra-intestinal disease or were treated with antibiotic therapy or steroids at recruitment * Women scheduled for C-section prior to week 37
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