NCT03785197

Effects of a Clinical Dietary Intervention During Inpatient Treatment

Effects of a Clinical Dietary Intervention During Inpatient Treatment (Modified Fasting in Metabolic Syndrome, Osteoarthritis of the Hip or Knee, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia)

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 500 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is a scientific and prospective documentation of the clinical effects of an inpatient treatment at the Immanuel Hospital of Berlin, in the department for complementary and integrative medicine, with the use of a modified fasting regime. A pre- and post- as well as group comparisons are planned. Patients that are admitted to the inpatient department for metabolic syndrome, osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia will be enrolled in the study.

Detailed description

At the beginning, during and at the end of the treatment at the inpatient department routine blood parameters, anthropometric parameters and certain scores and parameters specific to the different conditions will be measured. Questionnaires will be filled out by patients before and after the treatment as well as 3, 6 and 12 months after leaving the inpatient department.

Conditions

• Metabolic Syndrome
• Osteoarthritis, Hip
• Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Fibromyalgia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Prolonged modified fasting	The prolonged modified fasting is a dietary intervention with abstinence from solid foods and a caloric intake of 100-400 kcal through juices and vegetable broths

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-02-01
• Primary completion: 2022-03-01
• Completion: 2022-03-01
• First posted: 2018-12-24
• Last updated: 2021-05-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany