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Pilot Study on the Impact of the Mediterranean Diet and Intermittent Fasting

NCT04185948 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2019-12-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This clinical trial attempts to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention combining intermittent fasting and the Mediterranean diet guidelines vs an comparative intervention combining intermittent fasting but using the UK dietary guidelines.

Participants will be randomised to these intervention using a parallel design. Weight change and blood lipids will be assessed.

Conditions

  • Body Weight Changes

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mediterranean diet guidelines plus intermittent fasting

For 4 weeks participants will be encouraged to adopt the Mediterranean dietary guidelines as recommended by the Mediterranean Diet Foundation in Barcelona, Spain. In combination with these guidelines, an intermittent fasting regime involving two days of the week will be implemented. The regime will encourage individuals to consume of 500kcal per day for women and 625kcal per day for men, resulting in 75% daily caloric restriction during each of these two days.

BEHAVIORAL

UK Eatwell guidelines plus intermittent fasting

For 4 weeks participants will be encouraged to adopt the UK dietary guidelines (Eatwell Guide). In combination with these guidelines, an intermittent fasting regime involving two days of the week will be implemented. The regime will encourage individuals to consume of 500kcal per day for women and 625kcal per day for men, resulting in 75% daily caloric restriction during each of these two days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Northumbria University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-19
Primary Completion
2019-08-31
Completion
2019-11-27

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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