Recruiting

This study aims to determine whether increasing consumption of a Whole-Food Plant-Based (WFPB) diet is effective at improving quality of life and pain, and decreasing inflammation in women with endometriosis. Study outcomes will be measured before and after a 3-month intervention, which includes dietary counseling, education materials, recorded cooking classes, and health coaching sessions.

A feasibility and safety study of a time-restricted, healthy eating intervention in patients undergoing liver-directed therapies for Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This twelve-month intervention will focus on prolonged nightly fasting combined with a Whole-Food Plant-Based (WFPB) diet. Successful completion of this feasibility study will provide preliminary data for a larger, appropriately powered, trial to examine effects on HCC clinical outcome.

Led by Dr. Byron Fergerson, Clinical Professor and Vice Chair of Anesthesiology at UCSD Health, this study evaluates a flavanol-based supplement aimed at supporting recovery and overall health in patients 50 years or older preparing for hip or knee replacement surgery.

The UCSD Supervised Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine (SLIM) Program for the treatment of obesity is a virtual SMA program that has a curriculum based on USPSTF recommendations for intensive lifestyle change and meets the requirements of ITLC outlined in the American College of Lifestyle Medicine position statement on ITLC.

It is run by the UC San Diego Center for Integrative Medicine, and in-person assessment visits take place at the UC San Diego Center for Weight Management. The program consists of 12 visits, covering all six pillars of Lifestyle Medicine. There are 2 pre-intervention visits for initial assessments and tailored recommendations and 2 follow-up assessments.

Glaucoma affects about 80 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of blindness. While there’s no cure, emerging evidence suggests dietary changes—specifically using “food as medicine”—may influence intraocular pressure and systemic health. Shiley Eye Institute and the KCIR are conducting a study examining eye health under a whole‑foods, plant‑based (WFPB) diet.

Dr. Monica Guma from the Division of Rheumatology at UC San Diego, together with the Center for Integrative Nutrition and Research, is conducting a study of a 3-month long program to test nutritional changes for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

This feasibility study aims to examine whether 12 weeks of magnesium supplementation (450 mg magnesium citrate 3x day with food) might increase cerebral blood flow and reduce the stiffness of the medium-sized arteries in the brain of obese patients with metabolic syndrome. Blood and MRI are measured before and after the intervention.

This study supports patients undergoing gastrointestinal cancer surgery with a comprehensive integrative care plan. The program includes services before and after surgery and is led by UC San Diego experts in mindfulness, dietetics, and exercise physiology.

This study explores an 8‑week integrative nutrition and speech therapy program inclusive of a standard of care visits including one in-person speech therapy assessment and six telehealth visits with registered dietitians and SLPs.

The goal of the study is multi-faceted: develop and test a diet intervention based on anti-inflammatory, wholesome foods using continuous feedback from early psychosis patients and their families; evaluate the feasibility, satisfaction, and adherence of a 5-week diet intervention in 12 patients with early psychosis and explore whether a 5-week adherence to an anti-inflammatory wholesome foods diet effects weight, metabolic parameters, biomarkers, symptoms of psychosis, and overall well-being.