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Sickle Cell, Pain and Mediterranean Diet
Led by University of Illinois at Chicago · Updated on 2026-04-02
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
87 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this study is to compare pain levels in individuals with Sickle Cell Disease while following the Mediterranean Diet to pain levels while following their usual diet.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Sickle Cell, Pain and Mediterranean Diet
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of sickle cell disease
- Chronic non-vaso-occlusive pain experienced on average 3 or more days per week for more than 6 months
- Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English
- Mediterranean Eating Pattern for Americans (MEPA-III) score less than 13, showing they do not currently follow a Mediterranean diet
You will not qualify if you...
- Taken systemic antimicrobials to treat an infection within the last 4 weeks
- History of colon cancer or inflammatory bowel disease
- History of Clostridium difficile infection in the past 12 weeks
- Unable to maintain current physical activity level during the study
- Currently following a Mediterranean diet, vegan diet, or have dietary restrictions preventing Mediterranean diet use
- Lack access to a safe space to store and reheat food
- Living in a facility that provides meals
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- More than 7 inpatient hospital stays in the past year
- Currently receiving dialysis treatment
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
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Research Team
L
Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, PhD, MS, RD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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