RECRUITING

Nutritional Intervention for Endometriosis

Conditions

Endometriosis plant-based vegan low-fat diet nutrition

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Study Overview

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Description

In a 12-week parallel study, women with a verified diagnosis of endometriosis will be randomly assigned to follow a low-fat plant-based diet or to stay on their usual diets for 12 weeks. Participants in both groups will be asked to make no changes to their exercise patterns for the study period. Changes in pain, quality of life, and inflammatory biomarkers from baseline to final will be the primary outcomes. Secondary outcomes will include changes in body weight, blood lipids, gut microbiome composition, and hormonal changes.

Official Title

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Nutritional Intervention for Endometriosis

Quick Facts

Study Start:2022-03-02

Study Completion:2025-11

Study Type:Not specified

Phase:Not Applicable

Enrollment:Not specified

Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05175248

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 45 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No

Standard Ages:ADULT

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
1. Women with a surgical, imaging, or clinical diagnosis of endometriosis 2. Age 18-45 years 3. Stable health condition and medications for past 3 months 4. Modified Biberoglu and Behrman (B\&B) pelvic pain score of at least 5/9 5. Able to follow a plant-based diet for 12 weeks 6. Willing to be randomly assigned to either a plant-based group or a control group that will not make any dietary changes for 12 weeks	1. Body mass index ≥ 40 kg/m2 2. Smoking or drug abuse during the past six months 3. Alcohol consumption of more than 2 drinks per day or the equivalent, episodic increased drinking (e.g., more than 2 drinks per day on weekends), or a history of alcohol abuse or dependency followed by any current use 4. Unstable medical or psychiatric illness 5. Already following a plant-based diet 6. Pregnant or breastfeeding, or plans of pregnancy within the study period 7. Hysterectomy or ovariectomy 8. Fibroids, ovarian cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease 9. Endocrine inflammatory conditions, such as Cushing's syndrome, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Graves' disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and Addison's disease 10. Lack of English fluency 11. Unable or unwilling to participate in all components of the study 12. Evidence of an eating disorder

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women with a surgical, imaging, or clinical diagnosis of endometriosis
2. Age 18-45 years
3. Stable health condition and medications for past 3 months
4. Modified Biberoglu and Behrman (B\&B) pelvic pain score of at least 5/9
5. Able to follow a plant-based diet for 12 weeks
6. Willing to be randomly assigned to either a plant-based group or a control group that will not make any dietary changes for 12 weeks

1. Body mass index ≥ 40 kg/m2
2. Smoking or drug abuse during the past six months
3. Alcohol consumption of more than 2 drinks per day or the equivalent, episodic increased drinking (e.g., more than 2 drinks per day on weekends), or a history of alcohol abuse or dependency followed by any current use
4. Unstable medical or psychiatric illness
5. Already following a plant-based diet
6. Pregnant or breastfeeding, or plans of pregnancy within the study period
7. Hysterectomy or ovariectomy
8. Fibroids, ovarian cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease
9. Endocrine inflammatory conditions, such as Cushing's syndrome, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Graves' disease, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and Addison's disease
10. Lack of English fluency
11. Unable or unwilling to participate in all components of the study
12. Evidence of an eating disorder

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Macy Sutton, MS

CONTACT

202-527-7385

msutton@pcrm.org

Tatiana Znayenko-Miller, MS

CONTACT

202-527-7317

tznayenkomiller@pcrm.org

Principal Investigator

Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Neal Barnard, MD

STUDY_DIRECTOR

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Study Locations (Sites)

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Washington, DC, District of Columbia, 20016

United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Neal Barnard, MD, STUDY_DIRECTOR, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2022-03-02

Study Completion Date2025-11

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2022-03-02

Study Completion Date2025-11

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

endometriosis
plant-based
vegan
low-fat
diet
nutrition

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Endometriosis