Eosinophilic Esophagitis Intervention Trial-1 Food vs. 4 Food Elimination Diet Followed by Swallowed Glucocorticoids

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders (EGIDs)

In brief

The purpose of this interventional study is to test and compare the effectiveness of two elimination diets-the 1-food elimination diet (1FED, milk only) and the 4-food elimination diet (4FED, milk, egg, wheat, and soy) for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). The study will also test the effectiveness of swallowed glucocorticoid therapy in some of the study participants for whom diet therapy was not effective.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02610816

Run by

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

People needed

67

Starts

2016-03-21

Expected to finish

2018-05-16

Last updated by the study team

2018-08-27

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Have diagnosis of EoE (based on consensus criteria)
• Are aged 6 to 17 years
• Have histologically confirmed active disease >15 eosinophils/hpf in either distal or proximal esophagus within 12 weeks of screening visit
• Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) confirmation
• Symptomatic (have experienced symptoms within the last month prior to enrollment)
• Has a negative urine pregnancy test at screening if of childbearing potential. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test (β-hCG) prior to enrollment into the study (i.e., at screening). Subsequently, these participants must agree to use adequate birth control measures (e.g., condom, oral/injectable/subcutaneous contraceptives, intrauterine device, or sexual abstinence) during the study and for at least one month after the last dose of study drug which will be documented in the source documents.

You may not qualify if…

• Have been treated with topical swallowed steroids within the last 2 months or systemic steroids within the past 3 months
• Have eosinophilia in segments of the GI tract other than the esophagus
• Have been diagnosed with a GI malabsorption disorder (i.e., Inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease) or Celiac disease
• Are currently on dietary therapy avoiding milk
• Have concurrent H pylori gastritis or parasitic infection
• Are unable to obtain esophagogastroduodenoscopy with esophageal biopsies at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) or other participating institution within 4 weeks of study completion
• Have previously failed (in a clinical trial setting) dietary therapy with one of these regimens or topical steroid treatment with fluticasone at a total dose of 1760 mcg per day.
• Have definitely responded (in a clinical trial setting) to either dietary therapy avoiding these antigens or to swallowed fluticasone at a total dose of 1760 mcg per day
• Are concurrently receiving any of the prohibited medications listed in Table 2
• On immunotherapy for pollen (if not on maintenance therapy) or immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated food allergy.

Where it is running

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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