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High-Fermented Food Intervention Among Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients (The FEED Trial)

NCT06337552 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2026-05-26

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Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a dietary intervention (FEED-FF) that includes fermented foods (FF), among locally advanced rectal cancer patients and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, and to explore whether this diet can improve outcomes in rectal cancer patients receiving chemoradiation and NSCLC patients receiving immunotherapy.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

FEED-FF

3-6 servings of any combination of the following fermented foods/day (from 1 week prior to treatment to approximately 12 weeks after the start of treatment): Yogurt, cottage cheese, kefir, kombucha, sauerkraut, and kimchi.

OTHER

Standard of Care (SUC)

Standard of Care (SUC) is the treatment that is accepted by medical experts as a proper treatment for a certain type of disease and that is widely used by health care professionals. Standard of Care will comprise general healthy eating handouts that describe typical healthy foods and the suggested level of servings per day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Doratha (Armen) Byrd, PhD, MPH · Moffitt Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-04
Primary Completion
2027-03-31
Completion
2027-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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