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Prostate CancerPhase 2NCT00020995

Low-Fat, High-Fiber Diet Compared to a Standard Diet in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing therapeutic dietary intervention in people with Prostate Cancer, run by Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: A low-fat, high-fiber diet may slow the growth of prostate cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of a low-fat, high-fiber diet with that of a standard diet in treating patients who have prostate cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 to 80 years, men only
Conditions the study is for
Prostate Cancer
What is being tested?
therapeutic dietary intervention
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
Not given
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Aug 2001to Jan 2010
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 to 80 years
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • Previously untreated and on watchful waiting
  • Medically able to receive dietary intervention

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 40 to 80

Performance status:

  • Not specified

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Not specified

Hepatic:

  • Not specified

Renal:

  • Not specified

Other:

  • Must be willing to travel to UCLA 3 days a week for 4 weeks to obtain specially prepared foods

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy:

  • No concurrent luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists (leuprolide or goserelin)
  • No concurrent androgen-receptor blocking agents (flutamide or bicalutamide)
  • No concurrent testosterone
  • No concurrent insulin
  • No concurrent finasteride

Radiotherapy:

  • Not specified

Surgery:

  • No prior orchiectomy

Other:

  • No concurrent saw palmetto supplement

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site

  • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA

    Los Angeles, California, 90095-1738

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About this study

Official title: Effects of a Low Fat Diet on Serum Factors and Prostate Cancer

RATIONALE: A low-fat, high-fiber diet may slow the growth of prostate cancer.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of a low-fat, high-fiber diet with that of a standard diet in treating patients who have prostate cancer.

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OBJECTIVES:

  • Compare the inhibition of growth of human prostate cancer cell lines by serum from patients with prostate cancer before and after being fed a low fat, high fiber diet.
  • Determine the underlying mechanism through which a low fat, high fiber diet affects the growth of prostate cancer cell lines.
  • Determine whether a low fat, high fiber diet inhibits the growth of prostate cancer cell lines through androgen-dependent and/or androgen- independent mechanisms in these patients.
  • Determine the growth factors, hormones, and/or binding proteins that may be responsible for affecting the growth of prostate cancer cell lines in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

  • Arm I: Patients receive a low fat, high fiber diet daily for 3 weeks.
  • Arm II: Patients receive a control diet containing the standard amounts of fat and fiber.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients (20 per arm) will be accrued for this study within 6 months.

Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Being tested
therapeutic dietary intervention
Keywords
adenocarcinoma of the prostate, stage I prostate cancer, stage IIB prostate cancer, stage IIA prostate cancer, stage III prostate cancer, stage IV prostate cancer
Medical subject headings
Prostatic Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • therapeutic dietary interventionProcedure or surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2001
  3. Study completionJan 2010

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00020995
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000068737
Other IDs
UCLA-0001030, NCI-G01-1973
Status last verified
May 2004
First submitted
11 Jul 2001
Last updated
20 Sep 2013
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Aronson WJ, Barnard RJ, Freedland SJ, Henning S, Elashoff D, Jardack PM, Cohen P, Heber D, Kobayashi N. Growth inhibitory effect of low fat diet on prostate cancer cells: results of a prospective, randomized dietary intervention trial in men with prostate cancer. J Urol. 2010 Jan;183(1):345-50. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.08.104.

    PubMed 19914662

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing therapeutic dietary intervention in people with Prostate Cancer, run by Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Sep 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00020995, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Sep 2013.

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