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Vegan for Microbiome (TwiNS Trial)

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Led By Christopher D Garnder, PhD
Research Sponsored by Stanford University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline and 8 weeks
Awards & highlights

TwiNS Trial Summary

This study is designed to investigate the health impact of a vegan diet compared to a usual, omnivorous diet. The investigators plan to study these diets in twins, where one twin follows a vegan diet and the other twin follows an omnivorous diet, thus the investigators control for genetic differences that might impact the effect of the diet.

Eligible Conditions
  • Microbiome
  • Metabolism of Lipids
  • Weight Changes
  • Immune System
  • Inflammation
  • Diabetes

TwiNS Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline and 8 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and 8 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures
Difference in LDL cholesterol
Secondary outcome measures
Change in alpha diversity
Change in inflammatory markers
Difference in triglycerides

TwiNS Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: VeganExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will be asked to consume a healthy vegan diet.
Group II: OmnivoreExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will be asked to consume a healthy omnivore diet.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Vegan diet
2015
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~600
Omnivore diet
2022
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~50

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Stanford UniversityLead Sponsor
2,395 Previous Clinical Trials
17,341,576 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Microbiome
350 Patients Enrolled for Microbiome
Christopher D Garnder, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorStanford University
2 Previous Clinical Trials
159 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Microbiome
135 Patients Enrolled for Microbiome

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Twins Nutrition Study (TwiNS): Vegan vs. Omnivore
Christopher Gardner 2022. "Twins Nutrition Study (TwiNS): Vegan vs. Omnivore". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05297825.
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