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Feasibility of a Diet Intervention for Juvenile Arthritis

NCT06474546 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2026-05-05

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Summary

Families of children with arthritis are highly interested in the benefits of diet to improve their child's disease and future health outcomes. Previous research shows that the germs - bacteria and other organisms - that live in the intestines (gut microbiome) are important to how well immune systems work, and that what people eat changes their gut microbiome. The investigators want to study whether a certain diet - based on the principles of the Mediterranean Diet - will improve arthritis for children and whether it was changes in the microbiome that led to improvement.

Fifty-four participants in this study will change their diet for an 8-week period, and will have the option of remaining on the diet for an additional 4 weeks. At three time points during the study (beginning, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks), participants will provide stool and blood samples, will complete questionnaires about diet and other aspects of lifestyle and health, and will complete a disease assessment by a clinician. From collecting all these samples and information, the investigators will be able to determine if the diet was successful in improving disease activity in children with arthritis and if the gut microbiome was changed as well.

This study will help the investigators figure out if a larger, and more definitive, study like this is possible to do in children with arthritis and will help the investigators design a bigger multinational study to confirm how diet affects disease outcomes and the microbiome in children with arthritis. If successful, this research will provide scientific knowledge to help families make their way through this difficult to- navigate topic.

Conditions

  • Arthritis, Juvenile
  • Arthritis, Childhood
  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Interventions

OTHER

Diet intervention

A diet based on the principles of the Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet): consists of an abundance of plant foods - unrefined cereals, fruit, vegetables, and extra-virgin olive oil - a moderate consumption of poultry, dairy products, eggs, and low consumption of sweets and red meats. All subjects will be instructed to follow the MedDiet for 8 weeks by the study team. Families will be given the option to continue for 12 weeks if they wish to do so.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brian M. Feldman · The Hospital for Sick Children

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-07
Primary Completion
2028-08-31
Completion
2028-10-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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