NCT07224113

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

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Connecticut Children's Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years – 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-10
• Primary completion: 2026-05-01
• Completion: 2026-07-30
• First posted: 2025-11-04
• Last updated: 2025-11-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States