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Fasting-mimicking Diet Combined With Traditional Chinese Medicine for Phlegm-dampness Type Obesity Patients

NCT04261764 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2021-10-12

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Summary

The primary aim of this study is to is to determine if a diet (TCM-FMD) which combine fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) with "dispelling dampness" meal replacement (a meal replacement made up of traditional Chinese medicine) is the effective dietary strategy for treatment of phlegm-dampness type overweight/obese patients. A three months randomized trial will be used to observe weight loss generated by TCM-FMD. And a group keeping a normal diet will be set as a blank control. Through comparison, we aim at examining the effects of interventions on weight and the diversity and abundance of intestinal flora .

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Fastening-mimicking diet combined with a "dispelling dampness" meal replacement

Apply fastening-mimicking diet combined with a "dispelling dampness" meal replacement. For the convenience of implementation, a cycle of 4 weeks. The first 5 days of each cycle is the calorie restriction stage (daily calorie about 800kcal). The traditional Chinese medicine with dampness effect is used as the main source of calories in this stage. The normal diet is carried out under the guidance of a professional dietitian for the next 23 days. Study for 12 weeks.

OTHER

Normal diet

Carrying out normal diet under the guidance of a dietitian.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-07-21
Primary Completion
2021-11-12
Completion
2022-02-12

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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