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Healthy Volunteers Enteral Nutrition Study (HEN)

James Lewis · NCT07426003

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–70 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
25
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
June 17, 2026
Record last updated
August 6, 2026

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What the study is about

This research study is being conducted to determine the effects of enteral nutrition on healthy people. Enteral nutrition for the purpose of this study refers to the use of a specially developed formula taken by mouth that provides all essential nutrition either in the absence of food or to supplement the intake of foods. Enteral nutrition can be used for many reasons, such as to gain or lose weight, to treat food allergies, or to reduce inflammation in certain intestinal diseases. We would like to understand the effects of enteral nutrition in the absence of intestinal inflammation.

Being studied: Kate Farms Peptide 1.5; Crohn's disease exclusion diet

Conditions: Enteral Nutrition's Effect on the Gut

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Must be able to read and understand English
  • Must be able to sign a consent form for the study

Exclusion Criteria

  • BMI \<20 or >30
  • Unintentional weight loss of >10% in the last 3-6 months
  • Kidney disease
  • Diagnosis of cirrhosis
  • Taking diuretics
  • Anemia - Hemoglobin \<lower limit of normal in men or \<10 g/dL in women.
  • Taking iron supplements within 2 weeks for Visit 2.1
  • Taking prebiotic or probiotic supplements or any supplement including a multivitamin within 2 weeks of Visit 2.1
  • Taking antibiotics less than 4 weeks prior to Visit 2.1
  • Diarrhea in the 2 weeks prior to Visit 2.1
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Diagnosis of congestive heart failure
  • Diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease or celiac disease
  • Bowel resection other than an appendectomy
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Intolerance or allergy to nutritional formula, chicken, eggs, apples, banana, potatoes
  • Using protein supplements, including powder added to food or drinks within 2 weeks of Visit 2.1
  • Baseline bowel frequency less than every 2 days or greater than 3 times daily
  • Student or employee of any one of the investigators.
  • Anyone who cannot receive study payment (e.g. visa constraints).
  • Any condition that the investigator feels may limit the volunteer's ability to complete the study protocol.

Recruiting US locations

  • Penn Center for Advance Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA 19104

    Site contact: Alesia Smith · 445-242-3237 · Alesia.Smith@PennMedicine.upenn.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Raksha Shastry, MPH · 267-896-3160 · Raksha.Shastry@PennMedicine.upenn.edu
  • HEN Study General Email · HenStudy@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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