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Specific Carbohydrate Diet for Clostridium Difficile

NCT03925636 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4

Last updated 2022-07-11

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Summary

The investigators are doing this research study to answer questions about a nutritional therapy called the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) for children with active Clostridium Difficile Infection.

For this study, the investigators will be looking to determine:

1. Is SCD effective for the treatment for Clostridium Difficile Colonization?
2. Is the SCD well tolerated?

Conditions

  • Clostridium Difficile Infection
  • Diet Modification

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Specific Carbohydrate Diet

The diet removes all grains such as wheat, barley, corn, rice, and most dairy products (except yogurt fermented for 24 hours and cheese aged for grater than 30 days). The diet mainly consists of meat, fruits, vegetables, nuts, oils, and honey.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    collaborator FED

  • David Suskind

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David L Suskind, MD · Seattle Children's Hospital and The University of Washington

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Months
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-06-08
Primary Completion
2022-03-01
Completion
2022-03-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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