Short Term Intermittent Fasting and Mediterranean Diet

NCT02148458 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 53

Last updated 2021-05-24

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Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effects of intermittent fasting in subjects that are eating a Mediterranean diet or a Western diet. This study is part of ongoing research in the prevention and treatment of age-related diseases at Washington University School of Medicine.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Mediterranean diet

Mediterranean diet for 8 weeks, followed by 8 weeks of Mediterranean diet with intermittent fasting (i.e. 2 non-consecutive days of fasting per week)

OTHER

Control group

control group eating their usual Western diet for 8 weeks, followed by 8 weeks of usual diet with intermittent fasting (i.e. 2 non-consecutive days of fasting per week).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Valeria Tosti, MD · Washington University School of Medicine

  • Luigi Fontana, MD, PhD · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-06-30
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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