Diet over drugs? Plant-Based eating tested for endometriosis relief
NCT ID NCT05175248
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a low-fat plant-based diet can reduce pain and improve quality of life in women with endometriosis. 120 participants will either follow the diet or stay on their usual diet for 12 weeks. Researchers will measure pain, inflammation, and hormone levels.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- low-fat plant-based diet
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple dietary approach to manage endometriosis pain and improve daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with no blinding, so results may be influenced by placebo effects or participant expectations. Dietary changes can be hard to maintain.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20016, United States
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