Clinical investigations of the therapeutic effect of an elemental diet for and the blood amino acid level changes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000016792
- Lead Sponsor
- Dokkyo Medical University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
A) Cannot continue receiving Elental (ED-intolerant, severe diabetes, receiving high-dose steroids, suspected of having abnormal glucose or abnormal amino acid metabolism); B) Less than 18 years of age and lacking guardian consent; or C) Judged by the principal investigator as inappropriate subjects.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method A) Change in disease score (CDAI for CD; DAI for UC) before versus after the 12 weeks of treatment B) Change in blood amino acid levels before versus after the 12 weeks of treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method A) Influences on quality of life B) Changes in immunoregulatory therapy C) Hematological, blood biochemical, and nutritional indices