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The Beans to Enrich the Gut Microbiome vs. Obesity's Negative Effects (BE GONE) Trial

NCT02843425 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 71

Last updated 2026-04-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

You are being asked to take part in this study because either you are a survivor who has a previous history of colorectal cancer or an MD Anderson patient who had a precancerous colorectal polyp or you have a previous history of colorectal cancer, and you have a current adult body mass index (BMI) score of 25 or higher.

The BMI score is used as an indicator of the level of body fat, based on height and weight.

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if eating canned, pre-cooked beans can help improve the levels of healthy bacteria in the digestive system and reduce the effects of obesity on cancer risk.

This is an investigational study.

Up to 80 participants will be enrolled in this study. All will take part at MD Anderson.

Conditions

  • Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Interventions

OTHER

Regular Diet

Participants follow their normal diet (not including beans for 8 weeks)

OTHER

Navy Beans (Canned)

Participants add 1/2 cup of canned beans per day to their diets for the first 2 weeks. This is increased to 1 cup per day for the following 6 weeks of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carrie Daniel-MacDougall, PHD · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-07-25
Primary Completion
2027-04-01
Completion
2027-04-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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