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Diet and Estrogen Metabolism in Postmenopausal Women

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What is being tested

fat reduction with increased fiber

+ fat reduction without increased fiber

Other
Who is being recruted

Breast Diseases+3

+ Neoplasms

+ Neoplasms by Site

From 50 to 69 Years
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How is the trial designed

Prevention Study

Interventional
Study Start: August 1997
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Summary

Principal SponsorJonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Last updated: February 1, 2016
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Study start date: August 1, 1997

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effect of a low fat diet combined with either high fiber (25-35 grams per day) or low fiber (10-15 grams per day) intake on estrogen metabolism in healthy postmenopausal women. OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are randomized to one of 2 arms (dietary fat reduction with and without increased fiber). All patient must successfully complete a dietary run-in phase for 4 weeks before randomization. During the run-in phase, patients are asked to maintain a food record for days 7-14. Patients undergo radioisotopic infusion study of sex steroid metabolism on days 14, 21, and 28. Patients are given 3 prepackaged meals a day for 12 weeks. Patients must maintain a record of all food eaten and return all food containers to the center for documentation. Patients undergo radioisotopic infusion study of sex steroid metabolism on days 70, 77, and 84. At the end of the 12 weeks, patients meet with the dietitian for 30 minutes to receive instructions on maintaining a low fat, high fiber diet for the second phase of the study. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: 40 women will be accrued over 4 years.

NCT00003098
Principal SponsorJonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Last updated: February 1, 2016
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

12 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Prevention Study

Prevention studies aim to stop a disease from developing. They often involve people at risk and test things like vaccines, lifestyle changes, or preventive medications.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Female

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 50 to 69 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Breast DiseasesNeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesBreast Neoplasms

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Healthy postmenopausal female between the ages of 50 and 69 with diet of greater than 32% of total calories from fat and less than 15 grams of fiber PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 50 to 69 Sex: Female Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: At least 2 years since menopause In general good health Increased body fat (125%-175% of ideal body weight) Increased upper body fat (waist-to-hip circumference ratio greater than 0.85) Serum estradiol greater than 13 picograms per milliliter PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No concurrent medication that can interfere with blood test results No hormone replacement therapy or thyroid hormones

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Patients are randomized to dietary fat reduction with increased fiber). All patient must successfully complete a dietary run-in phase for 4 weeks before randomization. During the run-in phase, patients are asked to maintain a food record for days 7-14. Patients undergo radioisotopic infusion study of sex steroid metabolism on days 14, 21, and 28. Patients are given 3 prepackaged meals a day for 12 weeks. Patients must maintain a record of all food eaten and return all food containers to the center for documentation. Patients undergo radioisotopic infusion study of sex steroid metabolism on days 70, 77, and 84. At the end of the 12 weeks, patients meet with the dietitian for 30 minutes to receive instructions on maintaining a low fat, high fiber diet for the second phase of the study.

Group II

Experimental
Patients are randomized to dietary fat reduction without increased fiber). All patient must successfully complete a dietary run-in phase for 4 weeks before randomization. During the run-in phase, patients are asked to maintain a food record for days 7-14. Patients undergo radioisotopic infusion study of sex steroid metabolism on days 14, 21, and 28. Patients are given 3 prepackaged meals a day for 12 weeks. Patients must maintain a record of all food eaten and return all food containers to the center for documentation. Patients undergo radioisotopic infusion study of sex steroid metabolism on days 70, 77, and 84. At the end of the 12 weeks, patients meet with the dietitian for 30 minutes to receive instructions on maintaining a low fat, high fiber diet for the second phase of the study.

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

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