Clinical trial · Interventional
Introducing a Plant-Based Diet for Patients With Colorectal Diseases
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Dietary patterns are a potentially modifiable risk factor for colon cancer recurrence, flares in inflammatory bowel diseases, and for chronic diseases. Nutritional counseling is rarely brought up during medical appointment. As a result, patients are often left confused regarding which specific dietary recommendation to follow after surgical treatment. A plant-based diet is naturally high in fiber and is beneficial to long-term health, especially for patients with colorectal diseases. The aims of this study are to: 1. Determine whether an educational intervention is effective in increasing intake of plants 2. Identify barriers and facilitators to adoption of a plant-based diet among patients with colorectal diseases 3. Identify secondary health gains related to adoption of a plant-based diet.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Diet, Healthy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based diet education | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Invervention group
- description
- Participants will receive an educational intervention about how to incorporate more plant foods into their diet.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Plant-based diet education
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Effect of the intervention on participant's Healthy Plant-Based Diet Index
- timeFrame
- 2 weeks after the intervention
- description
- The Healthy Plant-Based Diet Index will be calculated from a standardized Food Frequency Questionnaire, which will be administered upon enrollment and 2 weeks after the end of the intervention
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Effect of the intervention on participant's Quality of Life
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Good English comprehension * Diagnosis of a colorectal disease * Must be able to maintain oral nutrition * Access to Internet and email Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are unable to maintain oral nutrition
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