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A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Nutritional Intervention for Endometriosis
Led by University of California, San Diego · Updated on 2026-04-28
120
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
204 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
This randomized, controlled study will investigate the efficacy of a dietary intervention for women with endometriosis. Participants will be randomly assigned to follow a whole food plant-based (intervention) diet or stay on their usual (control) diet for 12 weeks.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Nutritional Intervention for Endometriosis
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- Willingness to comply with all study visits, procedures, requirements, and availability for the duration of the study
- Women with a surgical, imaging, or clinical diagnosis of endometriosis
- Age 18-45 years
- Stable health condition and medications for the past 3 months
- Modified Biberoglu and Behrman pelvic pain score of at least 5/9
- Willing to be randomly assigned to either an active or a control group
- Agreement to adhere to Lifestyle Considerations throughout the study duration
You will not qualify if you...
- Smoking or drug abuse during the past six months
- Alcohol consumption of more than 2 drinks per day or episodic increased drinking or history of alcohol abuse followed by current use
- Already following a whole food plant-based diet
- Pregnant or breastfeeding, or plans of pregnancy within the study period
- Hysterectomy or ovariectomy
- Fibroids, ovarian cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease
- Endocrine inflammatory conditions such as Cushing's syndrome, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Graves' disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and Addison's disease
- Evidence of an eating disorder
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
UCSD Health
La Jolla, California, United States, 92093
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Research Team
C
Chloe Delgado Ramirez
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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