Folate-Depleted Diet Compared With Folate-Supplemented Diet in Preventing Colorectal Cancer in Patients at High Risk for Colorectal Cancer

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain agents to try to prevent the development of cancer. The use of folic acid may be effective in preventing colorectal cancer. Eating a diet rich in folic acid may prevent the development of colorectal cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase I trial is studying how well a folate-depleted diet works compared to a folate-supplemented diet in preventing colorectal cancer in patients who are at high risk for developing colorectal cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00096330
Run by
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
People needed
20
Starts
2004-09-01
Expected to finish
2008-03-01
Last updated by the study team
2014-01-13

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 72. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

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