Colon & Rectum Cancer - Obesity Reviews, Recent Papers, and Clinical Trials

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CLinical Trials involving Colorectal Cancer and Obesity
NCT Number | Study Title | Study URL | Acronym | Study Status | Interventions | Sponsor | Collaborators | Enrollment | Study Type | Locations |
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NCT02843425 | The Beans to Enrich the Gut Microbiome vs. Obesity's Negative Effects (BE GONE) Trial | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02843425 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | OTHER: Regular Diet|OTHER: Navy Beans (Canned) | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | 71 | INTERVENTIONAL | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States | ||
NCT04633512 | Safety and Feasibility of ActivSightTM in Human | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04633512 | ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION | DEVICE: ActivSight | Activ Surgical | The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston|University at Buffalo|Ohio State University | 67 | INTERVENTIONAL | Kaleida Health, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States|Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States|Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, United States | |
NCT02269631 | Legume Diet Satiety Pilot Study | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02269631 | COMPLETED | BEHAVIORAL: Legume diet group|BEHAVIORAL: Control diet group|DEVICE: Smartpill|OTHER: legumes | Emory University | 12 | INTERVENTIONAL | Morehouse, Atlanta, Georgia, 30310, United States|Emory ACTSI, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States | ||
NCT01312467 | Trial of Metformin for Colorectal Cancer Risk Reduction for History of Colorectal Adenomas and Elevated BMI | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01312467 | COMPLETED | DRUG: metformin hydrochloride | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | 45 | INTERVENTIONAL | Veterans Administration Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, California, 90822, United States|University of California Medical Center At Irvine-Orange Campus, Orange, California, 92868, United States|Kaiser Permanente - Sacramento, Sacramento, California, 95825, United States|Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada | ||
NCT03548948 | Obesity, Iron Regulation and Colorectal Cancer Risk | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03548948 | COMPLETED | OTHER: High heme iron diet|OTHER: Low iron diet|OTHER: Plant-based high non-heme iron diet | University of Illinois at Chicago | American Cancer Society, Inc. | 17 | INTERVENTIONAL | University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60608, United States | |
NCT04780477 | Fiber-rich Foods to Treat Obesity and Prevent Colon Cancer | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04780477 | RECRUITING | DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: Experimental: High Fiber Diet (HFD)|DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: Healthy American Diet | Emory University | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | 70 | INTERVENTIONAL | Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States | |
NCT02273206 | Collaborative Care to Reduce Depression and Increase Cancer Screening Among Low-Income Urban Women | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02273206 | PCM3 | COMPLETED | BEHAVIORAL: Prevention Care Management for Depression and Cancer Screening|BEHAVIORAL: Prevention Care Management for Cancer Screening | Clinical Directors Network | 802 | INTERVENTIONAL | Lincoln Ambulatory Care Practice, Bronx, New York, 10451, United States|Morrissania Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Bronx, New York, 10452, United States|Morris Heights Health Center, Bronx, New York, 10453, United States|Segundo Ruiz Belvis Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Bronx, New York, 10454, United States|BronwWorks, Bronx, New York, 10456, United States|Urban Health Plan, Bronx, New York, 10459, United States|Montefiore Family Care Center, Bronx, New York, 10467, United States|Good Shepherd Service, Bronx, New York, 10468, United States | |
NCT04753359 | Mediterranean Diet and Weight Loss: Targeting the Bile Acid/Gut Microbiome Axis to Reduce Colorectal Cancer | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04753359 | Bridge CRC | RECRUITING | OTHER: Med|OTHER: WL | University of Illinois at Chicago | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | 232 | INTERVENTIONAL | University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States |
NCT00535990 | Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Database for the Purpose of Research | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00535990 | COMPLETED | University of California, San Diego | 250 | OBSERVATIONAL | University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, 92103, United States | |||
NCT05396846 | My Best GI Eating Study | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05396846 | RECRUITING | BEHAVIORAL: Eating Plan 1|BEHAVIORAL: Eating Plan 2|BEHAVIORAL: Eating Plan 3 | University of Michigan | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | 240 | INTERVENTIONAL | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States | |
NCT03976284 | Garden-fresh Produce and Exercise Reduce Colon Cancer Risk | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03976284 | GFPE | UNKNOWN | BEHAVIORAL: Garden-fresh produce and exercise | University of California, Los Angeles | Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science | 21 | INTERVENTIONAL | UCLA Center for Cancer Prevention & Control Research, Los Angeles, California, 90095-6900, United States |
NCT04068896 | Study of NGM120 in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors, Pancreatic Cancer, and Prostate Cancer Using Combination Therapy | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04068896 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | BIOLOGICAL: NGM120|BIOLOGICAL: NGM120|BIOLOGICAL: NGM120|BIOLOGICAL: NGM120|BIOLOGICAL: NGM120|BIOLOGICAL: NGM120|OTHER: Placebo | NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 75 | INTERVENTIONAL | NGM Clinical Study Site, Tucson, Arizona, 85719, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Los Angeles, California, 90084, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Sacramento, California, 98517, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, San Diego, California, 92123, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Washington, District of Columbia, 20007, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Miami, Florida, 33136, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Omaha, Nebraska, 68130, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States|NGM Clinical Study Site, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States | ||
NCT05732623 | Exogenous and Endogenous Risk Factors for Early-onset Colorectal Cancer | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05732623 | DEMETRA | RECRUITING | BEHAVIORAL: Semi Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQFFQ) | San Raffaele University | Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy|Ospedale Civile Guglielmo da Saliceto, Piacenza, Italy|Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano, Aviano, Italy|Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy|Gastroenterology Unit, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy|Clinical Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italy|IRCCS Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova - Azienda Ospedaliera di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy|Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo di Monza, Monza, Italy|Azienda ULSS5 Polesana, Rovigo, Italy|Istituto Tumori Regina Elena - IRCCS IFO, Roma, Italy|University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy|IRCCS De Bellis, Castellana Grotte, Italy|University Hospital HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal, Center for Hereditary Tumors, University of Witten-Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany|Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Campus Großhadern, Munich, Germany|Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain|Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland|Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway|Department of Medicine University of Chicago Medicine, Illinois, USA|University of Colorado Hospital, CO, USA|University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA|Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY|The James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA|Ohio State University|Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Cleveland, OH, USA|Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia | 2300 | OBSERVATIONAL | Department of Medicine-Gastroenterology, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, Colorado, 80045, United States|Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States|Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland|Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hospital of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany|Gabriela Moslein, Wuppertal, Germany|Prof Giulia Martina Cavestro, MD PhD, Milan, Lombardy, 20132, Italy|Division of Cancer Medicine, Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway|Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain |
NCT00339469 | Effect of High-Legume Diet on Colorectal Cancer Risk | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00339469 | COMPLETED | DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: LIFE | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | 65 | INTERVENTIONAL | Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, United States | ||
NCT06117241 | Reducing Metabolic Dysregulation in Dyads | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06117241 | REMEDY | RECRUITING | BEHAVIORAL: IMAGINE HEALTHY | University of South Carolina | 180 | INTERVENTIONAL | University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, United States | |
NCT00653484 | Energy Balance Interventions for Colorectal Cancer Prevention | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00653484 | COMPLETED | BEHAVIORAL: Physical Activity|BEHAVIORAL: Energy Restriction|BEHAVIORAL: Physical Activity and Energy Restriction | Vanderbilt University | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | 40 | INTERVENTIONAL | Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center - Cool Springs, Nashville, Tennessee, 37064, United States|Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Franklin, Nashville, Tennessee, 37064, United States|Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-6838, United States | |
NCT05114798 | Time-restricted Eating Versus Daily Continuous Calorie Restriction on Body Weight and Colorectal Cancer Risk Markers | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05114798 | RECRUITING | BEHAVIORAL: Time restricted eating|BEHAVIORAL: Calorie Restriction | University of Illinois at Chicago | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | 255 | INTERVENTIONAL | University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States | |
NCT04540081 | Enhancing Electronic Health Systems to Decrease the Burden of Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer, Obesity, Vaccine-Preventable Illness, and LivER Cancer | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04540081 | CLOVER | RECRUITING | OTHER: Epic Healthy Planet Population Health Module | University of California, Davis | University of California, Irvine | 20000 | INTERVENTIONAL | UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, 95817, United States |
NCT01647776 | Screening and Risk Factors of Colon Neoplasia | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01647776 | COMPLETED | OTHER: Stool DNA Test|PROCEDURE: biopsies of rectal and colon mucosa|OTHER: Questionnaires | Case Comprehensive Cancer Center | 3315 | OBSERVATIONAL | University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States | ||
NCT01457976 | A Survey on Attitudes on Financial Incentives | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01457976 | WITHDRAWN | University of Pennsylvania | 0 | OBSERVATIONAL | Online survey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |||
NCT03286699 | Lifestyle Change for Better Health | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03286699 | LCBH | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | BEHAVIORAL: Dietary Intervention|BEHAVIORAL: Physical Activity Intervention | University of Pittsburgh | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | 8 | INTERVENTIONAL | UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States |
NCT00032344 | Long-term Follow-up Study Designed to Evaluate the Relative Risk of Two Colonoscopy Schedules for Patients With Small Polyps | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00032344 | COMPLETED | PROCEDURE: Colonoscopy | US Department of Veterans Affairs | 3200 | INTERVENTIONAL | Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, 85012, United States|Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, Tucson, Arizona, 85723, United States|VA Medical Center, Long Beach, Long Beach, California, 90822, United States|VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, 94304-1290, United States|VA Medical Center, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94121, United States|VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, Denver, Colorado, 80220, United States|Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, 60141-5000, United States|VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417, United States|VA Medical Center, Kansas City MO, Kansas City, Missouri, 64128, United States|VA Medical Center, Durham, Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States|VA Medical Center, Portland, Portland, Oregon, 97239-2964, United States|VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, 75216, United States|VA Medical & Regional Office Center, White River, White River Junction, Vermont, 05009-0001, United States |