Status:

COMPLETED

Legume Diet Satiety Pilot Study

Lead Sponsor:

Emory University

Conditions:

Obesity

Colorectal Carcinoma

Eligibility:

MALE

40-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This pilot study is designed to test the effects of a high legume (dried bean) diet on hunger and other indicators of health over the course of eight weeks, compared to a more conventional healthy die...

Detailed Description

The goal of the currently proposed study is to conduct a randomized controlled feeding pilot study within a more diverse population also at high risk for colorectal carcinoma (CRC) to evaluate whether...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • BMI overweight-obese: 25.0-40 kg/m2
  • Colonoscopy within the last two years that found ≥1 adenoma
  • English speaking
  • Ambulatory, able to come to either food distribution site to pick up food and participate in clinical examinations and laboratory tests

Exclusion

  • Serious medical condition (e.g., cancer, heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes)
  • History of CRC, bowel resection, polyposis syndrome, or inflammatory bowel disease
  • Smoked regularly in the past year
  • Dietary restrictions substantially limiting compliance or vegetarian or Vegan diet
  • Planning on changing diet or exercise behavior in the next 6 months
  • Regular use of medication that may alter inflammation markers, insulin, glucose, or gut function (i.e. regular use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication, insulin therapy, steroid therapy, or antibiotics)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02269631

Start Date

December 1 2014

End Date

December 1 2017

Last Update

January 25 2019

Active Locations (2)

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Morehouse

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30310

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Emory ACTSI

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322