Obesity Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
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Who might be able to join this trial:
- People between 30 and 80 years old
- People who are overweight or obese, meaning their body mass index (a measure of body weight relative to height) is 25 or above
- People who are already scheduled to have a routine colonoscopy (a procedure to examine the bowel) for colon cancer screening
Who may not be able to join:
- People who cannot tolerate beans, or who already eat large amounts of beans regularly, based on a screening survey
- People who are pregnant or are actively trying to become pregnant
- People who have an active digestive or gut condition that affects how the body absorbs food, such as ongoing diarrhea or inflammatory bowel disease
- People who currently have, or have had, any form of cancer within the past 10 years
- People who regularly use opioid pain medications, anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, prebiotics, or probiotics within one month of key points in the study
- People who have a significant ongoing health condition such as heart disease, chronic kidney disease, liver problems, or a weakened immune system, or who have abnormal results on certain blood tests — the trial doctor will review each person's medical history and test results to determine eligibility (confirm with trial site)
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Hisham Hussan, MD, UC Davis
Phone: (916) 734-8246
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Compliance with the bean smoothie intervention; Tolerance to the bean smoothie intervention; Effect of the bean smoothie intervention on serum biomarkers of health; Change in fecal abundance of microbiome genes with bean smoothie intervention; Change from baseline in the fecal and serum metabolome with bean smoothie intervention; Impact of bean intervention on colonic tissue RNA markers of health
Can't join this trial?
Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 8 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.