RECRUITING

Tailored Anti-Inflammatory (A-I) Diet for Hispanics with Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

Study Overview

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Description

The purpose of this study is to test the effect of an anti-inflammatory diet that incorporates native foods of the Hispanics/Latino (H/L) diet on disease remission in H/L patients with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and to identify biomarkers of response to dietary therapy.

Official Title

A Culturally Tailored Anti-inflammatory Diet for Hispanic Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-03-05
Study Completion:2030-09-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06784323

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:16 Years to 75 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Documented diagnosis with ulcerative colitis from medical records.
  2. * Self-Identify as Hispanic /Latino
  3. * Ages 16-75
  4. * SCCAI between 3-9 (no greater than 12 bowel movements a day)
  5. * Fecal calprotectin \> 150mg/dl.
  6. * On stable medications for their disease for the past 3 months
  7. * Likeability of Latin foods (starchy vegetables, rice, tropical fruits, plantains)
  8. * No recent Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) related hospitalization in the last month.
  1. * Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease (CD).
  2. * Prior ileoanal anastomosis (J-pouch) or diversion
  3. * No recent hospitalizations on the last 4 weeks
  4. * No Clostridium difficile or enteric infections on the last 4 weeks
  5. * No use of probiotics on the last 4 weeks
  6. * Patients following the specific carbohydrate diet or mediterranean diet or anti-inflammatory diet
  7. * No active cancer or conditions limiting their ability to follow a diet (heart failure, end stage renal disease)
  8. * Pregnancy, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant during study period
  9. * Use of Total Parenteral Nutrition at the time of screening and during the study period
  10. * Other significant or life-threatening co-morbidities
  11. * The need for antibiotic use during the study period
  12. * Adults unable to consent
  13. * Ages less than 16 and \> 75 years old
  14. * Prisoners

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Oriana Damas, MD, MSCTI
CONTACT
305 243-6405
omazorra@med.miami.edu
Eytan I Stern, MS, RD, LD/N, CNSC
CONTACT
305 243-6405
eis43@miami.edu

Principal Investigator

Oriana Damas, MD, MSCTI
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Miami Health System

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Miami Health System
Miami, Florida, 33136
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Miami

  • Oriana Damas, MD, MSCTI, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Miami Health System

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-03-05
Study Completion Date2030-09-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-03-05
Study Completion Date2030-09-01

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Ulcerative Colitis