NCT02113111

Effects of Fasting on Self Efficacy

The Effects of Therapeutic Fasting on Self Efficacy Measures - a Prospective Observational Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universität Duisburg-Essen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study aims to investigate * if a 7 day therapeutic fasting regimen will affect self-efficacy of patients with chronic diseases * the effects of fasting on physical and mental well-being, quality of life and body awareness/image * the association between patients characteristics and the perceived health benefit after fasting * the association between Diagnosis according to traditional Chinese medicine and physical and mental well-being during the course of fasting * experiences and perceptions of patients during fasting therapy

Detailed description

see above

Conditions

• Chronic Pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Gout
• Headache
• Arthritis
• Gastrointestinal Diseases
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Cardiovascular Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Fasting	Fasting therapy was adapted from Buchinger, including a fasting period of 7 days. After 2 prefasting days with 800kcal per day from vegetables and rice/potatoes, fasting starts with the ingestion of an oral laxative. During fasting patients receive small quantities of juice and herbal teas, and a vegetable broth for lunch, altogether no more than 350kcal per day. At the end, fasting is broken by an apple or cooked potato, and for the following 3 days nutrition returns to normocaloric diet.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-04-01
• Primary completion: 2015-07-01
• Completion: 2015-09-01
• First posted: 2014-04-14
• Last updated: 2015-09-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany