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Non-nutritive Sweeteners in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

11. august 2026 opdateret af: Fabio Cominelli, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

The Effect of Non-Nutritive Food Sweeteners in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This study will focus on the commonly used non-nutritive sweetener (NNS) sucralose (2 sachets/day resulting in daily dose: sucralose 2.5mg/kg) and its role in changing the gut microbiota in humans with IBD, compared to healthy non-IBD individuals. We will focus on studying IBD patients affected with CD as a proof of principle that could be tested later in other IBD subtype (ulcerative colitis or others specific surgical conditions).

Studieoversigt

Status

Rekruttering

Detaljeret beskrivelse

Participation in this study will last for a minimum of 35 days (Phase I: 14-days; baseline with removal of all NNS (eg saccharin, sucralose, steviosides, aspartame, acesulfame-k, erythritol) from the diet, Phase II: 21-days; sucralose intervention, and will involve one virtual visit (study visit 1) and two in-person study visits (study visit 2 and study visit 3).

Fecal & urine samples will be collected before/after each phase. Blood will also be collected.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Anslået)

40

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiekontakt

Undersøgelse Kontakt Backup

Studiesteder

    • Ohio
      • Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Forenede Stater, 44122
      • Cleveland, Ohio, Forenede Stater, 44106
        • Rekruttering
        • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
        • Underforsker:
          • Jeffry Katz, MD
        • Kontakt:
        • Underforsker:
          • Vu Nguyen, MD
      • Westlake, Ohio, Forenede Stater, 44145

Deltagelseskriterier

Forskere leder efter personer, der passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kaldet berettigelseskriterier. Nogle eksempler på disse kriterier er en persons generelle helbredstilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

  • Voksen
  • Ældre voksen

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ja

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

Age range from: 18 to 70 years. Male or female. Documented diagnosis of Crohns disease. CD outpatients in remission; Harvey Bradshaw- index in remission (<6 score).

Capable of providing consent to participate. Able to complete daily surveys and take oral nutrition. Able to record meal intake. Healthy controls with no diagnosis of IBD or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

Exclusion Criteria:

Short bowel syndrome. Hospitalized patients. Individuals who lack consent capacity, including the mentally ill, prisoners, cognitively impaired participants, dementia patients.

Known drug abuse. Known parasitic disease of the digestive system. Symptomatic intestinal stricture/narrowing. Presence of an ostomy. Known active malignancy. Antibiotic use within last 14 days. Well-founded doubt about the patients cooperation. Existing pregnancy or lactation. History of <1 natural bowel movements per 3 consecutive days. Unable to access to technology that permits the daily completion of study related activities.

Change in IBD medication within past 4 weeks. Body mass Index <18 kg/m or ≥35 kg/m. Documented C.difficile colitis within four weeks of screening. Bariatric surgery Phenylketonuria

Studieplan

Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.

Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Andet
  • Tildeling: Ikke-randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Eksperimentel: Crohn's participants
Crohn's participants will consume artificial sweetener: sucralose
Participants will consume 2 sachets/day during the exposure period resulting in the following daily dose: sucralose 2.5mg/kg. This dose is below the acceptable daily intakes (ADI) of 5mg/kg.
Eksperimentel: Healthy Controls
Healthy control participants will consume artificial sweetener: sucralose
Participants will consume 2 sachets/day during the exposure period resulting in the following daily dose: sucralose 2.5mg/kg. This dose is below the acceptable daily intakes (ADI) of 5mg/kg.

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Change in fecal microbiome measured by metagenome analysis
Tidsramme: Baseline, three weeks pre-intervention, and three weeks after intervention
Quantify the change in the fecal microbiome using metagenome analysis
Baseline, three weeks pre-intervention, and three weeks after intervention

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Change in Fecal Myeloperoxidase activity (MPO)
Tidsramme: Baseline, three weeks pre-intervention, three weeks post-intervention
Quantify the change in fecal MPO
Baseline, three weeks pre-intervention, three weeks post-intervention
Change in Fecal Calprotectin
Tidsramme: Baseline, three weeks pre-intervention, three weeks post-intervention
Quantify the change in fecal calprotectin
Baseline, three weeks pre-intervention, three weeks post-intervention
Change in Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI)
Tidsramme: Study visit 2 (three weeks pre-intervention) & 3 (three weeks post-intervention)
Quantify the change in Crohn's Disease Activity Index. The Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) is a validated clinical instrument used to quantify Crohn's disease activity. It evaluates 8 components over a 7-day period: number of liquid or very soft stools, severity of abdominal pain, general well-being, extraintestinal complications, use of antidiarrheal medications, presence of an abdominal mass, hematocrit levels, and body weight deviation. Each component is multiplied by a specific weighting factor and summed to calculate a total score. Total scores range from 0 to approximately 600 points, where lower scores indicate lower disease activity. A score of <150 indicates clinical remission, while a score of >450 indicates severe disease. A negative change from baseline indicates clinical improvement.
Study visit 2 (three weeks pre-intervention) & 3 (three weeks post-intervention)
Change in C-reactive protein (CRP)
Tidsramme: Study visit 2 (three weeks pre-intervention) & 3 (three weeks post-intervention_
Quantify change in CRP
Study visit 2 (three weeks pre-intervention) & 3 (three weeks post-intervention_

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Samarbejdspartnere

Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Fabio Cominelli, MD PhD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
  • Ledende efterforsker: Abigail Raffner, RD PhD, Case Western Reserve University

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

3. februar 2025

Primær færdiggørelse (Anslået)

1. december 2026

Studieafslutning (Anslået)

1. december 2026

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

11. august 2026

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

11. august 2026

Først opslået (Faktiske)

18. august 2026

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)

18. august 2026

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

11. august 2026

Sidst verificeret

1. juli 2026

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