The 8x5 Diet for Bile Acid Diarrhoea: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial
University of Manchester
76 participants
Apr 2, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Bile acid diarrhoea is a common cause of chronic watery diarrhoea. Treatment is life-long medication. However, about 50% of people have ongoing, bothersome diarrhoea. Findings from recent research on diet therapies and food intolerances have been used to develop a healthy dietary pattern called The 8x5 Diet. We will test the practicalities of conducting a randomised controlled trial of this dietary intervention.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria8
- Age ≥ 18 years, of any ethnic group, living in the United Kingdom and not planning to move home for the next three months
- Self-reported diagnosis of bile acid diarrhoea that was confirmed by 7-day SeHCAT testing
- Self-reported ongoing chronic diarrhoea despite use of appropriate medication
- Able to participate in either diet group with the intention to remain in the group to which they were assigned for the 8 week study period
- Body mass index ≥20 kg m-2
- Able to converse in English (or via their carer, without assistance from an interpreter) using a computer/laptop, smart phone, or tablet
- Able to provide informed written consent
- Able to provide the address of their general practioner so that the research team can inform them of their participation.
Exclusion Criteria14
- Unable to provide self-reported written confirmation that their diagnosis of bile acid diarrhoea was by SeHCAT testing
- Pregnant/breastfeeding/planning a pregnancy in the next six months
- Inflammatory bowel disease, previous or current microscopic colitis, or other serious morbidities such as liver disease, pancreatic disease, AIDS/HIV, radiotherapy for cancer, assessed at screening via patient self-report
- Diarrhoea that is inadequately active: \<3 stools per day or \<1 watery stool (Bristol Stool Form types 6-7) per day as the mean of one week
- Currently participating in another research study or has taken part in the previous 3 months
- If taking insulin, metformin (other than slow-release), anti-obesity medication, or using commercially available formulated supplements to replace meals in previous three months
- Use of antibiotics in the previous four weeks
- Medically necessary dietary exclusions or issues deemed incompatible with the trial:
- Food allergies, other than oral allergy syndrome/pollen-food syndrome
- Exclusion of gluten (i.e. coeliac disease), lactose, biogenic amines, or any other dietary exclusion assessed as unsuitable as screening by the trial team. This includes if the participant knows they would refuse to eat: starchy foods, fruit and vegetables, protein-rich foods, or dairy and alternatives (e.g. following a ketogenic diet)
- An eating disorder or disordered eating which is active or in the last 12 months
- Alcohol or drug abuse, or self-harm, or depression, or suicide ideation in the last 12 months
- Shift worker
- If unwilling to keep a weighed 7-day food diary
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Interventions
A virtual, dietitian-counselled, healthy dietary pattern defined by its fat intake, its daily eating pattern, keeping adequately hydrated, having a variety of whole grains, fruit and vegetables, and use of certain plant fibres.
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NCT06259396