RecruitingPhase 3NCT04777656

Use of Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet on Top of Standard Therapy Versus Standard Therapy Alone in Unstable Pediatric Crohn's Disease Patients.

Randomized Trial for Unstable Pediatric Crohn's Disease Patients Comparing the Use of Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED) on Top of Standard Therapy Versus Standard Therapy Alone.


Sponsor

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Enrollment

120 participants

Start Date

Sep 26, 2022

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This research is a multicenter French randomized and single blinded phase III clinical trial evaluating two treatment strategies among Crohn's disease (CD) patients. The main objective is to assess if the addition of Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED) to ongoing standard medication is superior to reduce the rate of relapses over 12 months compared to standard medication alone in children/adolescents with unstable CD responding with remission after a 2-months course of CDED


Eligibility

Min Age: 6 YearsMax Age: 17 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study tests whether adding a special elimination diet — called the Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED) — on top of regular medical treatment helps children and teenagers with Crohn's disease (an inflammatory bowel disease) who are still having flares despite their current medications. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 6–17 years old with Crohn's disease diagnosed for at least 3 months - Your disease is still active (based on blood tests, stool tests, or activity scores) despite treatment with steroids, immunosuppressants, or biologic therapy - You and your parents are willing to follow the daily diet requirements - Girls of childbearing age have a negative pregnancy test and are using contraception **You may NOT be eligible if...** - Your Crohn's disease is currently in remission - You are unwilling to follow the exclusion diet - You have other serious medical conditions that prevent participation Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTPhase1 : CDED/Modulen™IBD® + Maintenance therapy

from D0 until M2: Phase 1 (2 months run-in phase with CDED protocol + maintenance therapy, with the exception of corticosteroid that have to be tapered and stopped until M2.)

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTPhase2 and 3 :

from M2 until M4 CDED phase 2 (introduction of a selected number of additional food). From M4 until end of the study CDED phase 3 (enlargement of number of additional foods and allowance of some initially excluded foods).


Locations(4)

Hôpital Femme mère enfant, CHU Lyon - Service Hépato-gastroentérologie et Nutrition pédiatrique

Bron, France

CHU Caen Normandie - Service de Gastroentérologie pédiatrique

Caen, France

Hôpital de la Timone, AP-HM - Service de Gastroentérologie pédiatrique

Marseille, France

Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades - Service de Gastroentérologie pédiatrique

Paris, France

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