NCT07090096Recruiting
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Nutritional Intervention for Endometriosis
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 Apr 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 120 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 22 Jul 2025
- Start date
- Nov 2025
- Primary completion date
- Oct 2028
- Lead sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
- Diseases
- Endometriosis
- NCT number
- NCT07090096
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 120
- From Nov 2025 to the primary completion date, Oct 2028
- 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
- Smoking or drug abuse during the past six months
Other illness
- 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
- 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
Other
- Already following a WFPB diet
- Pregnant or breastfeeding, or plans of pregnancy within the study period
- Hysterectomy or ovariectomy
Who the study is looking for
- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- Stated 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 (B\&B) 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
Age in the registry: 18 years to 45 years · Sex: Female · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCSD Health Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | La Jolla | United States | Recruiting |
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