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Trial Evaluating Nutritional Fiber in Digestive Symptoms of Endometriosis (TEND)

9 de novembro de 2026 atualizado por: LOAM Science

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Mechanistic Effects of a Multi-Fiber Prebiotic Dietary Supplement (LOAM) on the Gut and Vaginal Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Well-Being, and Quality-of-Life Parameters in Women With Endometriosis and Co-Existing Gastrointestinal Symptoms

This study is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study that evaluates the safety and tolerability of a fiber-based dietary supplement and the mechanistic and structure-function effects of that supplement on the gut and vaginal microbiome, gastrointestinal well-being, and quality-of-life parameters in 140 women with endometriosis and co-existing gastrointestinal symptoms over 12 weeks. The primary objective is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the supplement, measured by the incidence and severity of gastrointestinal adverse events (AEs) and discontinuations. Secondary objectives include assessing the fibers impact on gastrointestinal symptoms and quality of life through the use of custom questionnaires built for the study population and evaluation of other endometriosis related parameters such as pelvic discomfort. Exploratory objectives focus on the exploration of the gut and vaginal microbiomes, their connection to endometriosis, and how they are impacted by the study product.

Visão geral do estudo

Status

Recrutamento

Condições

Intervenção / Tratamento

Tipo de estudo

Intervencional

Inscrição (Estimado)

140

Estágio

  • Não aplicável

Contactos e Locais

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Contato de estudo

Locais de estudo

    • California
      • San Francisco, California, Estados Unidos, 94109
        • Recrutamento
        • Alethios
        • Contato:

Critérios de participação

Os pesquisadores procuram pessoas que se encaixem em uma determinada descrição, chamada de critérios de elegibilidade. Alguns exemplos desses critérios são a condição geral de saúde de uma pessoa ou tratamentos anteriores.

Critérios de elegibilidade

Idades elegíveis para estudo

18 anos a 45 anos (Adulto)

Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis

Sim

Gêneros Elegíveis para o Estudo

Fêmea

Descrição

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Confirmed diagnosis of endometriosis (by imaging, laparoscopy, or physician clinical assessment).
  • Enriched gastrointestinal phenotype: self-reported gastrointestinal symptoms on at least 3 days per week for the preceding 3 months, including at least one of bloating, constipation, or abdominal discomfort
  • Predominantly Bristol Stool Scale Type 1-3 (constipation-predominant), or self-reported bloating as a dominant symptom.
  • Stable hormonal status: either no hormonal therapy, or stable hormonal therapy (combined oral contraceptive, progestin, or GnRH analogue) for at least 3 months with no planned change during the study.
  • Estimated habitual dietary fiber intake below 25 g/day based
  • Willingness to share menstrual cycle data.
  • Willing to maintain stable diet, physical activity, and medication regimens throughout the study.
  • Able to provide electronic informed consent and to comply with stool and vaginal self-sampling procedures.
  • Ownership and consistent use of a home body-weight scale for the duration of the study, to support the standardized at-home morning weighing protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis), celiac disease, or other organic gastrointestinal disease.
  • Severe irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) requiring active pharmacological management. Mild-to-moderate overlap is permitted as part of the enrichment strategy.
  • Antibiotic use within 8 weeks prior to baseline or anticipated during the study.
  • Probiotic, prebiotic, or fiber supplement use within 4 weeks prior to baseline (washout required).
  • Major gastrointestinal surgery, excluding appendectomy or cholecystectomy more than 6 months prior, and excluding surgical intervention for endometriosis.
  • Current pregnancy, breastfeeding, or plans to conceive during the study.
  • Severe constipation requiring regular prescription laxatives.
  • Significant renal, hepatic, cardiac, or endocrine disease.
  • Active malignancy.
  • Known allergy or intolerance to any LOAM fiber component.
  • Significant dietary change or weight-loss intervention within the preceding 3 months.
  • Use of medications known to significantly alter gut motility or the microbiome (for example, recent metformin initiation, regular opioid use, or chronic proton-pump inhibitor use), per investigator judgment.
  • Any surgical intervention for endometriosis (including laparoscopy, laparotomy, or endometrioma excision) within the 6 months prior to screening, as post-surgical physiological changes may confound symptom and biomarker assessments.

Plano de estudo

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Como o estudo é projetado?

Detalhes do projeto

  • Finalidade Principal: Outro
  • Alocação: Randomizado
  • Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição Paralela
  • Mascaramento: Quadruplicar

Armas e Intervenções

Grupo de Participantes / Braço
Intervenção / Tratamento
Experimental: Fiber Supplement

Fiber supplement providing 20 grams/day of dietary fiber. Taken as a scoop of powder added to a drink twice daily.

Dietary fiber blend containing six prebiotic fibers.

Comparador de Placebo: Placebo Control

Placebo control. Taken as a scoop of powder added to a drink twice daily.

Placebo control

O que o estudo está medindo?

Medidas de resultados primários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Incidence and severity of GI adverse events (AEs) and discontinuations.
Prazo: An adverse event questionnaire will be administered at baseline and at Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12 of supplementation. Adverse events will also be collected ad hoc throughout the study period via a reporting form.

To evaluate the safety and tolerability of the fiber blend.

An adverse event questionnaire will be administered at baseline and at Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12 of supplementation. Adverse events will also be collected ad hoc throughout the study period via a reporting form.

Medidas de resultados secundários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Changes in a custom gut health questionnaire
Prazo: From baseline sample collection through the end of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).

A custom gut health questionnaire using a 5-point Likert Scale (1-5) where 1 is no symptoms and 5 is the worst symptoms designed to evaluate GI symptoms relevant to endometriosis.

From baseline sample collection through the end of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).
DASS-21
Prazo: From baseline sample collection through the end of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).

Self-reported mental health tool to evaluate depression, anxiety, and stress that uses a 4-point Likert Scale (0-3) where 0 is not applicable and 3 is highly applicable.

From baseline sample collection through the end of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).
Pelvic discomfort duration over 24 hours
Prazo: From baseline sample collection through the end of supplementation (Daily).

Evaluation of pelvic discomfort associated with endometriosis over the previous 24 hours using a 0-24 scale, where 0 is no hours of pelvic discomfort and 24 is pelvic discomfort for the entire duration of the last 24 hours.

From baseline sample collection through the end of supplementation (Daily).
Pelvic discomfort severity
Prazo: From baseline sample collection through the end of supplementation (daily).

Pelvic discomfort severity assessed using a 10 point numerical rating scale (0-10) with zero being no discomfort and ten being the highest level of discomfort.

From baseline sample collection through the end of supplementation (daily).
Body Weight
Prazo: From baseline sample collection through the end of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).

Performed at home using a scale

From baseline sample collection through the end of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).

Outras medidas de resultado

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Gut Microbiome Composition
Prazo: Three separate samplings, one at baseline, one at six weeks, and one at 12 weeks.

Evaluation of the gut microbiome composition using shotgun metagenomic sequencing.

Three separate samplings, one at baseline, one at six weeks, and one at 12 weeks.
Gut Microbiome Function
Prazo: Three separate samplings, one at baseline, one at six weeks, and one at 12 weeks.

Evaluation of the gut microbiome function using shotgun metagenomic sequencing.

Three separate samplings, one at baseline, one at six weeks, and one at 12 weeks.
Vaginal Microbiome Composition
Prazo: Three separate samplings, one at baseline, one at six weeks, and one at 12 weeks.

Evaluation of the vaginal microbiome composition using shotgun metagenomic sequencing.

Three separate samplings, one at baseline, one at six weeks, and one at 12 weeks.
Custom endometriosis quality of life survey
Prazo: From baseline sample collection through the end of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).

A custom survey designed to assess the impact of endometriosis on an individuals quality of life. Questions are scored using a 5-point Likert Scale (1-5) where 1 is no impact on quality of life and 5 is the highest level of impact.

From baseline sample collection through the end of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).
Vaginal Microbiome Function
Prazo: Three separate samplings, one at baseline, one at six weeks, and one at 12 weeks.

Evaluation of the vaginal microbiome function using shotgun metagenomic sequencing.

Three separate samplings, one at baseline, one at six weeks, and one at 12 weeks.
Endometriosis-related Medication Use
Prazo: From enrollment through the conclusion of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).

Medication use assess by open-ended questionnaire.

From enrollment through the conclusion of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).
Deep dyspareunia
Prazo: From baseline through the conclusion of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).

Deep dyspareunia severity assessed using a 10 point numerical rating scale (0-10) with zero being no discomfort and ten being the highest level of discomfort.

From baseline through the conclusion of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).
Dysmenorrhea
Prazo: From baseline through the conclusion of supplementation (daily).

Dysmenorrhea severity assessed using a 10 point numerical rating scale (0-10) with zero being no discomfort and ten being the highest level of discomfort.

From baseline through the conclusion of supplementation (daily).
Non-menstrual pelvic discomfort
Prazo: From baseline through the conclusion of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).

Non-menstrual pelvic discomfort severity assessed using a 10 point numerical rating scale (0-10) with zero being no discomfort and ten being the highest level of discomfort.

From baseline through the conclusion of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).
Dyschezia
Prazo: From baseline through the conclusion of supplementation (daily).

Dyschezia severity assessed using a 10 point numerical rating scale (0-10) with zero being no discomfort and ten being the highest level of discomfort.

From baseline through the conclusion of supplementation (daily).
Productivity Impairment
Prazo: From baseline through the conclusion of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).

Measured using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire, which includes open ended questions to assess hours missed as well as personal assessments of productivity using a 10 point numerical rating scale (0-10) with zero being no effect and ten being highly impacted.

From baseline through the conclusion of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).
Bloating severity and abdominal girth
Prazo: From baseline through the conclusion of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).

Bloating severity assessed using a 10 point numerical rating scale (0-10) with zero being no bloating and ten being the highest level of bloating and abdominal girth measured by tape measure.

From baseline through the conclusion of supplementation (Baseline, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, and Week 12).

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

Colaboradores

Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Bryce Jarman, PhD, LOAM Science

Datas de registro do estudo

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Datas Principais do Estudo

Início do estudo (Real)

20 de outubro de 2026

Conclusão Primária (Estimado)

1 de junho de 2027

Conclusão do estudo (Estimado)

1 de setembro de 2027

Datas de inscrição no estudo

Enviado pela primeira vez

6 de outubro de 2026

Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ

13 de outubro de 2026

Primeira postagem (Real)

15 de outubro de 2026

Atualizações de registro de estudo

Última Atualização Postada (Real)

12 de novembro de 2026

Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade

9 de novembro de 2026

Última verificação

1 de outubro de 2026

Mais Informações

Termos relacionados a este estudo

Outros números de identificação do estudo

  • LOA001

Plano para dados de participantes individuais (IPD)

Planeja compartilhar dados de participantes individuais (IPD)?

NÃO

Descrição do plano IPD

The data is proprietary data.

Informações sobre medicamentos e dispositivos, documentos de estudo

Estuda um medicamento regulamentado pela FDA dos EUA

Não

Estuda um produto de dispositivo regulamentado pela FDA dos EUA

Não

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