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Explorative Study on Addition of High-fiber Dried Chicory Root in Patients With an Intermediate to High-risk Cutaneous Melanoma.
Led by University Medical Center Groningen · Updated on 2025-10-03
20
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
128 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Exploring the effect of supplementation with daily addition of prebiotic dried chicory root (WholeFiberTM) for 6 weeks on fecal SCFA levels, gut microbial composition and immune cell composition in minimal stage II A melanoma patients following surgical treatment.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Explorative Study on Addition of High-fiber Dried Chicory Root in Patients With an Intermediate to High-risk Cutaneous Melanoma.
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age �318 years
- Understands the study and can give written informed consent
- Received surgical treatment for intermediate to high-risk cutaneous melanoma (Stage II A)
- Able to read and speak Dutch
- Willing to visit the UMCG study site
- Willing to maintain regular lifestyle during the study
You will not qualify if you...
- Receiving adjuvant treatment during the study (adjuvant treatment after the study is allowed)
- Medical history affecting study outcomes such as diabetes type 2, heart, kidney, or autoimmune diseases
- Clinically significant or unstable gut disorders including celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, short-bowel syndrome, or pancreatitis
- Having an ileostomy or colostomy
- Use of antibiotics in the 3 months before the study
- Use of prednisolone or other immunosuppressive drugs
- Use of tube feeding or sip-feeding
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Participating in another interventional study at the same time
- Unable or unwilling to follow study rules
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
UMCG
Groningen, Provincie Groningen, Netherlands, 9713 GZ
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
G
G. A.P. Hospers, MD, PhD
CONTACT
E
Emily Oosterhout, MSc
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
1
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