chronic inflammation of the bowel inflammatory bowel disease
Conditions
Interventions
Personalized dietary advice is based on the Dutch Healthy Eating guidelines
with special emphasis on vegetables, fruits and grains. Tea, coffee, and water
are the preferred drinks. Red and processed
Sponsors
Ziekenhuisvoorzieningen Gelderse Vallei
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Diagnosis of Crohn*s disease or ulcerative colitis (total or left-sided colitis) made by a gastroenterologist at least two years ago and histologically proven - Between 18 years and 70 years of age - BMI
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - A total DHD-FFQ score of >140 points or a score of *9 points on each category - Exercising at moderate intensity for 30 minutes or more 5 days per week or more - Use of prednisone - Participation in another intervention study - Not allowing to inform their general practitioner and gastroenterologist about the participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameter is impact of disease on daily life as measured by the IBD-DI, with lower scores representing more impact of disease. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary parameters are fecal calprotectin, microbiome, clinical disease activity measured by Harvey Bradshaw Index (HBI) in Crohn*s Disease and the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI) in ulcerative colitis, quality of life as measured by the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ), fatigue as measured by the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fatigue scale (IBD-F), adherence to the lifestyle (combination of dietary intake and physical activity), number of flare-ups and weight changes. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed