Influence of ginger root extract supplementation on the microbiota-gut-brain axis in individuals with sciatica: Study protocol for a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial.

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Title: Influence of ginger root extract supplementation on the microbiota-gut-brain axis in individuals with sciatica: Study protocol for a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial.
Authors: Shen CL; Department of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA; Center of Excellence for Integrative Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA; Center of Excellence for Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA; Obesity Research Institute, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA. Electronic address: leslie.shen@ttuhsc.edu., Elmassry MM; Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA. Electronic address: elmassry@princeton.edu., Kahathuduwa C; Center of Excellence for Integrative Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA; Center of Excellence for Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA; Department of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA. Electronic address: chanaka.kahathuduwa@ttuhsc.edu., Lee J; Center of Excellence for Integrative Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA; Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA. Electronic address: jaehoon.lee@ttu.edu., Day MR; Department of Anesthesiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA. Electronic address: miles.day@ttuhsc.edu., Edwards DS; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA. Electronic address: david.s.edwards@ttuhsc.edu., Parmar H; Texas Tech Neuroimaging Institute, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA. Electronic address: harshit.parmar@ttu.edu., Wager TD; Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. Electronic address: tor.d.wager@dartmouth.edu., Liu X; Department of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA. Electronic address: xiaobo.liu@ttuhsc.edu., Baccus M; Clinical Research Institute, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA. Electronic address: melanie.baccus@ttuhsc.edu., Hamood A; Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA. Electronic address: abdul.hamood@ttuhsc.edu., Neugebauer V; Center of Excellence for Integrative Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA; Center of Excellence for Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA; Garrison Institute on Aging, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA. Electronic address: volker.neugebauer@ttuhsc.edu.
Source: Clinical nutrition ESPEN [Clin Nutr ESPEN] 2026 Jun; Vol. 73, pp. 103117. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 12.
Publication Type: Clinical Trial Protocol; Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101654592 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2405-4577 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 24054577 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Clin Nutr ESPEN Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:2405-4577
DOI:10.1016/j.clnesp.2026.103117