Fiber from chicory root may boost gut health in melanoma survivors
NCT ID NCT07206017
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether eating dried chicory root (a high-fiber prebiotic) every day for 6 weeks can change gut bacteria and immune cells in 20 people who had surgery for stage II melanoma. Researchers want to see if it increases helpful substances called short-chain fatty acids. This is an early, exploratory study to gather information, not a treatment.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 20 people
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- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years; * The participant understands the study and can provide written informed consent; * The participant received surgical treatment of an intermediate to high-risk cutaneous melanoma (T2a/N1, T2b, T3a, T3b, T4a, T4b, N0 or N+, M0 stadium without evidence of disease); * Being able to read and speak Dutch; * Willing to come to the UMCG for practical reasons (visiting the study site); * Willing to continue their regular lifestyle patterns during the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Receiving concurrent adjuvant treatment, adjuvant treatment after the study period is allowed. * Having a medical history that may impact study outcomes, such as a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type 2, heart disease, renal disease, autoimmune disease; * Any clinically significant or unstable medical disorder involving the gut, including celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, short-bowel syndrome or acute/chronic pancreatitis; * Having an ileostomy or colostomy, as this greatly impacts bowel function and gut microbial composition; * Use of antibiotics in the 3 months prior participation in the study; * Use of prednisolone or other immunosuppressive medication; * Use of tube feeding or sib-feeding; * Being pregnant or lactating; * Participation in another interventional study at the same time; * Unable or unwilling to comply to study rules.
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UMCG
RECRUITINGGroningen, Provincie Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands
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