Could a diet change ease endometriosis pain? new trial investigates
NCT ID NCT07590895
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a low-FODMAP diet can reduce pain and improve quality of life in women with endometriosis who also have gut symptoms like bloating and nausea. Researchers will compare the diet to standard care in 150 women aged 18-45. The goal is to see if changing what you eat can help manage symptoms without extra medication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- low-FODMAP diet
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this diet could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease pain and gut discomfort for women with endometriosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial (150 participants) testing a dietary change, which can be hard to stick with. Results may not apply to all women with endometriosis.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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 between 18 and 45 years * BMI between 18.5 and 24.9, * Surgical, clinical or instrumental diagnosis of endometriosis * Presence of bowel symptoms (i.e., bloating, nausea, constipation, diarrhea, and vomiting) referable to irritable bowel syndrome, on estro-progestin or progestin treatment or in the absence of hormonal treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Associated conditions that may cause pelvic pain independent of the presence of endometriosis (e.g., pelvic varices and salpingitis outcomes) * chronic inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative rectocolitis). * patients with obstructive uropathy, subocclusive intestinal stenosis * complex adnexal masses or typical endometriomas greater than 5 cm in diameter. * women who are obese (BMI ≥ 30) or underweight (BMI \< 18) * women on vegetarian-vegan dietary regimens, * women with metabolic diseases that require specific dietary indications such as in the case of diabetes and celiac disease.
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Conditions
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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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Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
RECRUITINGMilan, 20122, Italy
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