MYIBDDiet app to help adults with IBD manage their diet
A Pilot Randomized Trial Investigating the MyIBDDiet App to Improve Self-management of an Anti-inflammatory Diet for Individuals With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
This project will test if the MYIBDDiet app helps adults with inflammatory bowel disease learn about and follow healthier eating over one month.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 40 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | University of Alberta Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Edmonton, Alberta) |
| Trial ID | NCT06683105 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This interventional comparison assigns adults with IBD who are not in an acute flare to use the MYIBDDiet smartphone app or receive standard diet information. Participants in the app arm will use it daily for one month and both groups will complete surveys on usability, nutrition knowledge, and self-reported dietary changes. Key outcomes include ease of use, usefulness for learning about healthy eating, and short-term changes in dietary behavior. The trial excludes people with conditions requiring specific dietary restrictions, malnutrition, or active malignancy.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Adults (≥18) with an established diagnosis of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis who are not in an acute flare, not pregnant, able to consent and use a smartphone app, and without conditions requiring special diets are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: Patients with short bowel syndrome, high ostomy output, intestinal strictures, malnutrition, pregnancy or breastfeeding, active malignancy, other conditions requiring dietary restriction, or those already on a therapeutic or IBD-specific diet are excluded and unlikely to benefit from this app.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the app could make it easier for people with IBD to learn and stick to dietary advice, improving nutrition and daily symptom management.
How similar studies have performed: While dietary approaches such as the Mediterranean diet have shown benefits in IBD and digital education has worked in other chronic diseases, direct evidence for app-based diet self-management in IBD is limited and this approach is relatively novel.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. ≥18 years 2. Able to provide informed consent 3. Established diagnosis of IBD determined by treating physician 4. Not in acute flare 5. Not pregnant 6. Willing and able to comply with all required study procedures Exclusion Criteria: 1. Short bowel syndrome 2. High ostomy output 3. Intestinal strictures 4. Pregnancy or breastfeeding 5. Malnutrition (evaluated by Canadian Nutrition Screening Tool (CNST) ) 6. Conditions requiring dietary restrictions (e.g. Celiac disease, kidney disease, diabetes, eosinophilic esophagitis) 7. Have other conditions that may require low fibre diet such as irritable bowel syndrome, gastroparesis. 8. Currently on a therapeutic diet 9. Already on a diet for IBD or using diet tool for IBD (e.g. Mediterranean or anti-inflammatory diet) 10. Active malignancy
Where this trial is running
Edmonton, Alberta
- Zeidler Ledcor Centre, University of Alberta — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Karen Wong, MD, FRCPC
- Email: kwong3@ualberta.ca
- Phone: 780-492-8691
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.