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Nutritional Counseling Impact on Ulcerative Colitis Patients

NCT06824038 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2025-02-13

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Summary

randomized clinical trial aimed to find whether, In ulcerative colitis patients, nutrition counseling is associated with improved nutritional status.

objectives:

1. Asses the nutritional status and quality of life among a sample of UC patients attending the NHTMRI outpatient clinic.
2. Provide nutritional counseling for the randomly allocated intervention group
3. Evaluate the effect of the nutritional counseling on nutritional status, quality of life and disease progression.

* Inclusion criteria: patients with moderate Ulcerative Colitis, in active phase. Adults aged 18-60, of both sexes

Patients in the intervention group will receive a counseling session then instructs on the subsequent follow up dates. Each patient of the intervention group is scheduled to receive weekly session, according to settled appointments; while the control arm will receive the regular service at the clinic.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

nutritional counseling

Nutritional counseling based on the nutritional assessment of each patient. Each patient will receive a package of: i. A booklet that contains the whole instructions and dietary records to help in remembering information and record their application of the plan. ii. A tailored diet menu adjusted according to the required calories of the patient calculated by the Harris Benedict equation, considering the patient preferences, individualized requirements and with choices suitable for different economic classes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rahma Mohammed Medhat Ali

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rahma M Ali, Msc · Faculty of medicine, Port Said University

  • Maha A Al Ghobashy, MD · Cairo University

  • Marwa R Salem, MD · Cairo University

  • Kamal A El Atrebi, MD · National hepatology and tropical medicine research institute

  • Mona Hegazy, MD · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-01
Primary Completion
2024-05-31
Completion
2024-10-15

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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