Can a medical food fight malnutrition in IBD?
NCT ID NCT07433946
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a special medical food called LH VIOLA, taken as a partial replacement for regular meals, can help people with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis who are at risk of malnutrition maintain or regain weight and muscle strength. About 146 participants will either receive nutritional counseling alone or counseling plus the supplement for 16 weeks. The main goal is to see if more people in the supplement group can keep or gain weight.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LH VIOLA (a specialized medical food supplement)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple nutritional supplement to help IBD patients avoid dangerous weight loss and muscle wasting.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage nutritional study, not a drug trial. The supplement may not significantly improve weight or muscle strength, and some patients may have trouble tolerating it.
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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 146 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 65 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: * Age 18-65 years * Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis * At risk of malnutrition according to the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) * Ability to provide informed consent * Women of childbearing potential must use effective contraception Exclusion Criteria: * Following an exclusion diet (CDED) * Current hospitalization * Pregnancy * Requirement for a low-protein diet
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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 study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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AOU Federico II
RECRUITINGNaples, Italy
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IRCCS Humanitas
RECRUITINGRozzano, Milano, 20089, Italy
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IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo - Pavia
RECRUITINGPavia, 27100, Italy
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Ospedale Isola Tiberina - Gemelli Isola
RECRUITINGRoma, 00186, Italy
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