Actively Recruiting
The Bowel Movement Monitoring (BoMoMo) Study
Led by Leeds Beckett University · Updated on 2024-06-17
24
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
8 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The link between what people eat and how it affects faecal output (poo) has been understudied. Most of the research that has looked at the link between diet, bowel movements and overall health has studied different types of fibre extracted from foods (e.g., fibre extracted from carrots), rather than foods in the form that they are consumed. It is necessary for scientists to investigate the relationship between food as people usual eat it (e.g., a carrot) and bowel movements, as this information is key to understanding the relationship between what people eat and overall health. The investigators would like to understand the relationship between intake of certain foods and faecal output. This will help to develop a chart, similar to the United Kingdom National Health Service urine colour hydration chart. The chart will allow people to know, by looking at their poo, whether they are eating enough of the foods that will keep them healthy. By monitoring and measuring participants' bowel movements, and providing information about diet, participants will provide the data we need for this research.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The Bowel Movement Monitoring (BoMoMo) Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age between 18 and 60 years
- Healthy based on self-reported medical history or absence of relevant medical conditions
- Stool frequency of 3 to 21 times per week
- Able to attend an in-person session at designated university campuses in Leeds or Sheffield
- For women, using contraception or not planning pregnancy during the study
- Able to understand and sign informed consent and follow all study procedures
You will not qualify if you...
- Food allergy or intolerance
- Currently dieting to lose weight
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Diagnosis of bowel disease
- Use of medicine that causes constipation
- Abnormal gut function or structure such as malformation or active peptic ulcer
- History of gastrointestinal surgery with permanent effects
- Active inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, chronic pancreatitis, or malabsorption disorders
- Current or recent gastrointestinal symptoms like abdominal pain, heartburn, nausea, bloating, or excess gas
- Active constipation
- Active irritable bowel syndrome
- Disordered eating currently
- Use of laxatives currently
- Use of medications affecting gut bacteria within last 3 months
- Use of antibiotics or opioid pain medications within last 3 months
- Use of opioid drugs of abuse within last 3 months
- Drinking more than 21 units of alcohol per week (men) or more than 14 units per week (women)
- Active or recently treated malignancy
- Current psychiatric disorder impacting daily life
- Engaging in intense physical activity more than 3 times per week
- Unable to sign informed consent or unlikely to comply with study procedures
- Participating in another dietary or clinical research study
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Beverley O'Hara
Leeds, United Kingdom, LS1 3HE
Actively Recruiting
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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