NCT04780477Active, not recruiting
Fiber-rich Foods to Treat Obesity and Prevent Colon Cancer
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study tests whether a high-fiber diet based on legumes, such as dry beans, can lead to sustained reductions in obesity and colon cancer risk in persons at highest risk, namely overweight or obese, post-polypectomy patients.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (actual)
- First submitted
- 2 Mar 2021
- Start date
- 29 Jun 2021
- Primary completion date
- 29 May 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Emory University
- Diseases
- Obesity, Colorectal cancer
- NCT number
- NCT04780477
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 60
- From 29 Jun 2021 to the primary completion date, 29 May 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- regular or recent use of prescription medication that may alter inflammation markers or gut function as deemed by study physician
Other illness
- serious and/or unstable medical condition as deemed by study physician
- history of colorectal cancer, bowel resection, polyposis syndrome, or inflammatory bowel disease
Other
- smoked regularly in the past year
- dietary restrictions substantially limiting compliance (e.g., must be willing to be randomized to either diet)
- planning on substantially changing usual exercise behavior in the next 6 months
- pregnant women, breast feeding women, or women planning pregnancy within the year of active study participation
Who the study is looking for
- free-living adults 40 to 75 years old
- BMI 25-40 kg/m\^2
- able to provide documentation confirming a colonoscopy within 3 years that found ≥1 adenoma \>0.5 cm or a sessile serrated polyp (any)
- English speaking
- ambulatory, able to pick up food, participate in clinical exams and laboratory tests
- able to provide informed consent
Age in the registry: 40 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Atlanta | United States | Unknown status |
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