Cancer Dietary Objectives Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cancer, Heart Disease

In brief

We hypothesize that adding beneficial high fiber foods to the diet will result in better overall dietary quality (measured by the Alternate Healthy Eating Index), which has been shown to be associated with cancer, than either reducing saturated fat, or a combination of high fiber and low saturated fat.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00561977

Run by

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

People needed

36

Starts

2007-05-01

Expected to finish

2009-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-09-02

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• BMI ≥25, and ≤40.
• >=21 years of age, less than 81 years of age.
• has primary care physician's approval to participate in all aspects of the study,
• speaks, reads, and understands English at 6th grade level minimum
• residing in local area for the duration of the study.
• available for bi-monthly sessions (6 individual nutrition counseling visits)

You may not qualify if…

• presence of a psychological disorder that will limit his/her ability to participate (such as an eating disorder, uncontrolled bipolar disorder)
• unwilling to provide informed consent
• presence of unstable medical disorder (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes, etc), or a medical disorder associated with a life expectancy less than 2 years.
• currently taking any medication known to affect weight or appetite
• smokes more than 3 cigarettes a day on average
• Has a dietary restriction that precludes changing to the healthy diet, i.e.; Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, renal disease, active diverticulitis, etc.
• currently following a specific diet plan (low saturated fat/meat, or high fiber)
• does not have a telephone
• Pregnant, or planning to become pregnant (participant will be asked this question in telephone screening. If the participant becomes pregnant, they are asked to inform the principal investigator)
• Has an active drug or alcohol problem within the past year -

Where it is running

• UMass Medical School — Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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