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Intermittent Fasting in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy

A Pilot, Feasibility Study of Intermittent Fasting in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
Male only
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

This is a a pilot study to assess the feasibility of intermittent caloric restriction (plus a plant-enriched diet optionally) in prostate cancer patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy. Study feasibility measures will include enrollment rate, drop-out rate and compliance with diet measured by self-reports.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * In order to be eligible for participation in this trial, the subject must: * Be willing and able to provide written informed consent for the trial. * Be male at birth and least 18 years of age on day of signing informed consent. * Have measurable prostate cancer disease and be eligible for androgen deprivation therapy. * Have a performance status of 0-2 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Scale. * Demonstrate adequate organ function (all screening labs should be performed within 10 days of treatment initiation). * Subjects have archival tumor tissue available or are willing to undergo a baseline biopsy prior to treatment. * Subjects must have a life expectancy of at least 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Has an ECOG performance of 2 or higher. * Is currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks of the beginning of the treatment. * Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. * Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator. * Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial. * Has a known allergy, intolerance, or medical contraindication to receiving the contrast dye required for the protocol-specified CT/MRI imaging * Has any other medical intervention or condition which, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, could compromise adherence with study requirements or otherwise compromise the study's objectives. * Is not willing and able to provide written informed consent for the trial.

Study sites (1)

NY