NCT06252701Completed
Diet and Depression
Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of the Reduction of Ultra-processed Foods From the Diets of a Subset of Patients With Depression - A Pilot Open Label Crossover Trial.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Nov 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study is a pilot open label crossover trial to assess the feasibility and acceptability of reducing ultra- processed foods (UPF) in a personalized manner from the diets of patients with major depressive disorder who eat a large percentage of UPF.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (actual)
- First submitted
- 25 Jan 2024
- Start date
- 18 Jun 2024
- Primary completion date
- 18 Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
- Diseases
- Obesity, Depression
- NCT number
- NCT06252701
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 20
- From 18 Jun 2024 to the primary completion date, 18 Jun 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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Other illness
- Psychiatric hospitalization in past 3 months
- Known GI abnormalities or known GI medical problems (diarrhea, chronic intestinal disease, toxic megacolon, ileum) or known swallowing or chewing disorders or issues
Other
- Active suicidal ideation with intent and plan or scoring a 3 or higher on the Columbia suicide severity rating scale (C-SSRS)
- In a current severe mood state when entering the study that would prohibit compliance with study visits or dietary program
- Anticipating or planning any major changes in physical activity or sleep during the study
- Pregnant or planning to be pregnant during the study
- Breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed during the study
Who the study is looking for
- 18-80 year olds (inclusive), all race/ethnic groups
- Willing to not change psychotropic medication or psychotherapy regimen during the study
- Willing and able to come to UCSF for in person visits two times
- Ability to speak and read English and answer participant surveys
Age in the registry: 18 years to 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California San Francisco Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
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