Garden-fresh Produce and Exercise Reduce Colon Cancer Risk

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Conditions studied: Garden-fresh Produce and Exercise (GFPE)

In brief

The investigators propose a church-based health promotion program designed to reduce colon cancer risk in a mostly African American community served by the Lincoln Memorial Church in South Los Angeles. The investigators propose involving 20 overweight/obese community members in a 10-session health promotion program featuring weekly cooking classes, didactic nutrition instruction and brief bouts of exercise. Behavioral aim is to increase participants' fiber intake from commonly consumed plant foods and reduce their intake of pro-inflammatory foods. They will be followed for 3 months from time of enrollment. Intervention is expected to increase participants' mean stool weight and improve their Bristol Stool Chart score. Intervention is expected to reduce waist circumference and systolic blood pressure of participants. These effects are expected to be accompanied by self-reports of increased fiber intake and reduced intake of saturated fat and refined sugar as well as evidence of increased physical activity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03976284

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

21

Starts

2019-03-17

Expected to finish

2019-08-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• body mass index > 25 > 40.
• must reside within 5 miles of the Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church
• must understand English

You may not qualify if…

• Crohns disease, ulcerative colitis or irritable bowel syndrome
• currently taking any prescription medication likely to cause weight gain or weight loss
• Currently taking medication for diabetes (e.g., metformin, insulin)
• Had a heart attack in the last 12 months
• Ever had bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery)
• Have been hospitalized for a mental health problem in the last 12 months
• Are currently pregnant or breastfeeding
• Currently use tobacco products such as cigarettes, electronic cigarettes
• Currently use marijuana products, including edibles

Where it is running

• UCLA Center for Cancer Prevention & Control Research — Los Angeles, California, United States

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