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Practical Application of Evidence-Based Dietary Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The DELECTABLE Program.

Gina L Trakman, Erin E Russell, Amy L Hamilton, Amy Wilson-O'Brien, Emily Thompson, Natalie Simmance, Ola Niewiadomski, Michael A Kamm

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Article in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Gina L TrakmanDepartment of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne 3065, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2483-0899
Erin E RussellDepartment of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne 3065, Australia.
Amy L HamiltonDepartment of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne 3065, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1627-2057
Amy Wilson-O'BrienDepartment of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne 3065, Australia.
Emily ThompsonDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne 3065, Australia.ORCID 0009-0008-4609-001X
Natalie SimmanceDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne 3065, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6075-1557
Ola NiewiadomskiDepartment of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne 3065, Australia.
Michael A KammDepartment of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne 3065, Australia.

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Australasian Gastro Intestinal Research Foundation (AGIRF) XGastroenterology Society of Australia (GESA) XThe Yencken Family X
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesExclusive Enteral Nutrition (EEN) and the Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED) have been shown to induce remission in Crohn's disease. Low-sulphur, plant-based diets are being explored for ulcerative colitis, and wholefood, low-additive approaches are emerging as significant. Although Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients modify their diet, evidence for tolerability and benefit outside clinical trials is limited. The DELECTABLE program aimed to assess satisfaction, adherence, and efficacy of dietary therapies as part of IBD care.

methodsIn this dietitian-led, open-label, prospective study, patients with Crohn's disease were offered the CDED or a whole-food, additive-free diet (WFD), and patients with ulcerative colitis were offered a low-sulphur, plant-based diet (UCD) or WFD. Primary outcomes were 12-week diet satisfaction (modified DSAT-28) and diet adherence, including food additive intake. Secondary outcomes were quality of life (QoL) (IBDQ-9), disease activity (CDAI for Crohn's disease, partial Mayo score for ulcerative colitis), and biochemical markers (CRP, faecal calprotectin). Analyses were conducted within, rather than between, diet arms due to the non-random nature of the study. Diet adherence and disease activity change across time points (baseline, week 6, week 12) were assessed using repeated measures ANOVA or Friedman's test, with pairwise paired

resultsOf 165 referrals, 76 patients enrolled, with 64 completing the 12-week program (CDED:

conclusionsWell-balanced therapeutic diets are feasible and well-accepted by patients with IBD, with a promising impact on disease activity.

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Colitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseInflammatory Bowel DiseasesAdultDietEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient CompliancePatient SatisfactionProspective StudiesQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultcomplianceemulsifierinflammationMediterranean diettolerance

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PMCPMC12073524

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