Sickle Cell, Pain and Mediterranean Diet

Part of paid clinical trials in Chicago, Illinois.

Sponsor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Study ID
NCT06886477
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Mediterranean Diet — OTHER
    Mediterranean Diet foods will be provided for 4 weeks.
  • Usual Diet — OTHER
    Participants will consume their typical at home-diet.

Study Details

The goal of this study is to compare pain levels in individuals with Sickle Cell Disease while following the Mediterranean Diet to pain levels while following their usual diet.

Key Dates

Start date
May 1, 2025
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Mediterranean Diet
    Commercially prepared foods will be provided.
  • Active Comparator: Usual Diet
    Consume their typical at-home diet.

Primary Outcome Measure

Serum and Fecal Short Chain Fatty Acids [ Time Frame: Baseline and day 27 or 28 of each diet ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of Illinois ChicagoChicagoIllinois60612
Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, PhD, MS, RDN
[email protected]
312-355-5521

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