Feasibility and Colorectal Benefits of Pulses Supplementation

Part of paid clinical trials in Sacramento, California.

Sponsor
University of California, Davis
Study ID
NCT06032104
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
30 Years - 80 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Dry beans — DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT
    0.5 cup of Bush's Best Cannellini Beans, three times per day before meals blended into a smoothie. If interested and depending on tolerance, participants will also have the opportunity to gradually increase the bean smoothie to a maximum of 1 cup three times per day before meals during the last week of the two-week bean smoothie intervention. If patient cannot not tolerate 1.5 cup of canned cannellini bean, we will reduce per tolerance or offer the option of choosing a bean-based flour (100 gram/day, 23% fiber from Archer Daniels Midland)
  • Usual diet — DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT
    Usual diet without adding the bean smoothie

Study Details

Beans are a forgotten staple food that shows promise in improving health. The goal of this study is to look at how bean supplementation affects metabolic and bowel health. In the long-term, the investigators believe this research will lead to a better understanding of the impact of beans on bowel health. The investigators also hope that this research study will help us understand ways to improve human diet and prevent colon cancer in the future.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 27, 2023
Status verified
Dec 2025
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2026
Completion
Sep 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
25 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Experimental: Bean smoothie then usual diet
    Participants first receive 2 weeks of adding bean smoothie to usual diet before colonoscopy. After colonoscopy, they receive usual diet for 2 weeks
  • Experimental: Usual diet then bean smoothie
    Participants first receive 2 weeks of usual diet before colonoscopy. After colonoscopy, they add bean smoothie to usual diet for 2 weeks

Primary Outcome Measure

Compliance with the bean smoothie intervention [ Time Frame: 2-4 weeks prior to colonoscopy, till 2-12 weeks after colonoscopy ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of California DavisSacramentoCalifornia95817
Husham Abbas

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