Legume Diet Satiety Pilot Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity, Colorectal Carcinoma

In brief

This pilot study is designed to test the effects of a high legume (dried bean) diet on hunger and other indicators of health over the course of eight weeks, compared to a more conventional healthy diet.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02269631

Run by

Emory University

People needed

12

Starts

2014-12-01

Expected to finish

2017-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-01-25

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 70. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• BMI overweight-obese: 25.0-40 kg/m2
• Colonoscopy within the last two years that found ≥1 adenoma
• English speaking
• Ambulatory, able to come to either food distribution site to pick up food and participate in clinical examinations and laboratory tests

You may not qualify if…

• Serious medical condition (e.g., cancer, heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes)
• History of CRC, bowel resection, polyposis syndrome, or inflammatory bowel disease
• Smoked regularly in the past year
• Dietary restrictions substantially limiting compliance or vegetarian or Vegan diet
• Planning on changing diet or exercise behavior in the next 6 months
• Regular use of medication that may alter inflammation markers, insulin, glucose, or gut function (i.e. regular use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication, insulin therapy, steroid therapy, or antibiotics)

Where it is running

• Morehouse — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Emory ACTSI — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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