Walnuts and Colon Health

NCT05195970 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2026-04-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to examine whether adding walnuts to your diet can have a beneficial effect on the gut bacteria population, inflammatory markers in the blood, and the tissue that lines the inside of the colon.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Walnuts

Participants consume 2 ounces of walnuts daily for 21 days

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH
  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    collaborator OTHER
  • University of Connecticut

    collaborator OTHER
  • California Walnut Commission

    collaborator OTHER
  • Spanish National Research Council

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • University of Florida

    collaborator OTHER
  • UConn Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel W. Rosenberg, Ph.D. · UConn Health

  • Christian Jobin, Ph.D. · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
39 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-24
Primary Completion
2026-01-30
Completion
2026-01-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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