Tests a plant-based diet for women with endometriosis
Compares a whole food plant-based diet with usual diet in women with endometriosis.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Nutritional Intervention for Endometriosis
Key facts
- Where
- La Jolla, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 45 years old?
Source: NCT07090096, who can take part
Where in United States
- UCSD HealthLa Jolla, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of California, San Diego
- Trial code
- NCT07090096
- Record updated
- 28 April 2026
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Nutritional Intervention for Endometriosis
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.
Inclusion: 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.
Exclusion: Smoking or drug abuse during the past six months; 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; Already following a WFPB diet; Pregnant or breastfeeding, or plans of pregnancy within the study period; Hysterectomy or ovariectomy.