Effects of a Western-type Diet on Colorectal Inflammation

Early Phase 1CompletedNCT00866450

Rockefeller University5 enrolled

Overview

This study will look at the inflammatory (changes usually associated with infection/injury to the body) and bowel permeability (bowel's ability to allow contents to enter the body) effects of a Western-style diet (high fat and low in calcium) and a prudent-style diet (low fat and high in calcium) on the colon (large bowel). This study may provide information to prevent colorectal cancer in a high-risk population

Hypothesis: Compared to a prudent-style diet, does a western-style diet increase colorectal inflammation thereby increasing gut permeability and causing increased endotoxins and markers of systemic inflammation. This is a single blind crossover study. Subjects will be randomized to begin on either a WD or a PD for 30 + 3 days. Once that dietary intervention is complete, subjects will have a four (4) week wash-out period and then will be placed on the other dietary intervention for 30 + 3 days. The following study measures are performed during both the dietary intervention study periods. All the baseline tests will be repeated at the end of each dietary intervention period.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Colorectal Inflammation

Interventions

Western style diet (high fat and low in calcium)DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Subjects will be randomized to begin on either a WD or a PD for 30 + 3 days. Once that dietary intervention is complete, subjects will have a four (4) week wash-out period and then will be placed on the other dietary intervention for 30 + 3 days

Prudent-style diet (low fat and high in calcium)DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 50 YearsMax age: 72 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy male or post-menopausal ( 2 years after menopause or stopping HRT)healthy female subjects * Age between 50 and 72 years * At increased risk for colorectal cancer (this includes those have had a colorectal adenoma excised, or have a first or second degree relative with colorectal neoplasia). Exclusion Criteria: * Personal history of cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer within the past 10 years * History of hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer * Intestinal malabsorption, inflammatory bowel disease * Prior gastrointestinal surgery other than appendectomy or surgery of the esophagus * Any excess bleeding or coagulation disorders * Subjects taking anti-coagulants, sterol-binding resins, NSAIDs other than aspirin, \< 600mg per day, other study medications, or other multiple medications that might, in the view of the study physicians, alter colonic function or inflammation * Total cholesterol greater than 240mg/dl, triglycerides \> 600mg, LDL-C \> 175 * Subjects with a history of coronary artery disease * HIV positive subjects * Subjects taking antibiotics, anti-diabetes, hormone replacement therapy, oral, transplanted or injected contraceptives (thyroid hormone therapy is permitted as long as the subject is euthyroid) * Currently participating in other clinical studies or completed participation in other clinical studies within the last 30 days

Locations (1)

Rockefeller University

New York, New York, United States