Clinical Trial: Fermented Foods and Bowel Health in SCI

U.S., June 11 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07640152) titled 'Fermented Foods and Bowel Health in SCI' on May 27.

Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether consuming a high fermented food diet improves bowel function and gut health in adults with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). The study will also evaluate the feasibility and tolerability of consuming fermented foods daily for 10 weeks. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does a high fermented food diet improve neurogenic bowel dysfunction symptoms and colonic transit in adults with SCI?

2. Does fermented food intake change gut microbiome composition, short-chain fatty acid production, and intestinal infla...