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Assessment and Educational Intervention to Reduce Ultra-processed Food Consumption in Pediatric Patients With IBD

NCT07224113 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2025-11-19

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Summary

This study explores whether simple nutrition education can help children and teens with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) eat fewer ultra-processed foods (UPFs). UPFs include packaged snacks, sugary drinks, and fast food-items that are high in added sugars, fats, and artificial ingredients. Participants will complete online food recalls to measure what they eat and will then receive either nutrition handouts alone or handouts plus a short educational video about UPFs. Researchers will compare changes in UPF intake between the two groups after several weeks and ask families how useful and acceptable they found the materials. The goal is to identify an effective, practical way to support healthier eating habits and long-term gut health in pediatric IBD.

Conditions

  • IBD
  • Crohn Disease (CD)
  • Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Ultra Processed Food
  • Nutrition Assessment
  • DGBI

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Handout-Only Intervention

Participants receive written nutrition handouts explaining what ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are, how to identify them, and practical strategies to reduce UPF intake.

BEHAVIORAL

Handout + Video Intervention

Participants receive the same nutrition handouts plus a short educational video reinforcing key messages about UPFs and healthy eating choices.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Connecticut Children's Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Giselle Davila-Bernardy, MD · Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-10
Primary Completion
2026-05-01
Completion
2026-07-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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