New study tests whether eating by Cancer-Fighting guidelines can lower risk
NCT ID NCT07225881
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a program called Eatwell that helps people follow dietary guidelines for cancer prevention. About 472 adults and their household members will take part. The program includes nutrition education, tips for healthier grocery shopping, and support to eat at home more often. Researchers will see if this approach improves eating habits and lowers cancer risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Eatwell behavioral intervention
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could provide an effective way to help people adopt healthier eating habits that may reduce cancer risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial, so results depend on participants sticking with the program. It is also early-stage and may not show a clear benefit.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 472 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 or older * Access to technology necessary to receive emails and join videoconferencing meetings * Ability to read and speak English * Willingness to be randomized to either study condition, including ability and willingness to attend intervention sessions * Ability and willingness to attend intervention sessions, receive monthly email messages, and serve in support role if index participant in household is assigned to Eatwell condition * Able and willing to visit a commercial laboratory partnered with this project (e.g., Labcorp) in order to have their blood drawn at the time of study visits * Low adherence to WCRF/AICR's four dietary guidelines (operationalized as a level of intake, based on brief self-report questions administered during phone screening, that corresponds to a score of 2 or less in the Shams-White method of dietary adherence scoring) * Share a household (i.e., a private residence with a shared living space, including kitchen) with an adult who provides informed consent, meets eligibility criteria, and anticipates remaining in this household for the majority of the next 18 months * Agree that they will not join another intervention study run by this study team in the next 18 months * Successful completion by self and household member of all enrollment and baseline data collection tasks * Have an email that they regularly check and willingness to use that for corresponding to study staff * Weight at baseline of 396 lbs or less, as the digital scales used for measurement are not able to obtain measurements for weights higher than this Exclusion Criteria: * A medical or psychiatric condition, including self-reported history of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, that may limit appropriateness of or ability to comply with dietary recommendations * A psychiatric condition, including self-reported history of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, that may make it difficult or inappropriate for household member to serve in support role * Currently taking medication that can substantively change appetite or eating behavior, including using of a GLP-1 medication * Planning to enroll in another lifestyle modification program in the next 18 months * History of bariatric surgery * Currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 18 months * Type 1 Diabetes
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Drexel University
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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