We are conducting a dietary intervention study which looks at the effects of a healthy diet on pain levels in people with endometriosis. Participants were assigned to either an intervention arm (healthy diet) or control arm (regular diet) for a 12-week period.
This study has finalized participant enrollment and will begin data analyses in the near future.
Participant Requirements
- Participants in the intervention arm of the study were provided with dietician counseling sessions, dietician-created meal plans and other intervention materials, and 4 weeks of shipped meals (lunch and dinner).
- Participants in the control arm of the study were provided with dietary intervention materials and one counseling session with a dietician after 12 weeks.
- Participants were asked to complete study questionnaires on pain levels and dietary intake, keep food diaries at 3 different timepoints (intervention arm only), and donate blood samples (for Seattle metro area study participants only).
Lead Investigator
Holly R. Harris, M.P.H., Sc.D.
Principal Investigator for Study
Dr. Harris is a public health researcher who studies the impact of lifestyle, nutrition and genetic factors on women’s health. She focuses specifically on ovarian and breast cancer, as well as the hormonally related conditions that share reproductive risk factors with these diseases such as endometriosis and uterine fibroids.