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Mediterranean Diet Intervention to Improve Gastrointestinal Function in Parkinson's Disease a Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial

NCT04683900 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2022-07-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a 10-week randomized, controlled study to investigate the effect of a Mediterranean diet intervention on gastrointestinal function in Parkinson's disease. After a 2-week run-in period, participants will be instructed to receive standard of care for constipation or receive standard of care + follow a Mediterranean diet for 8 weeks and answer daily and weekly questionnaires. Nutritional and neurological evaluations and stool samples will be collected at 0, 4 and 8 weeks.

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease

Interventions

OTHER

Standard of care + Mediterranean diet (intervention)

Participants will receive a constipation management handout that is distributed regularly to patients who present with constipation symptoms at an outpatient neurology clinic. The handout recommends increasing fluids daily, as well as increasing physical activity and dietary fiber intake. Laxative medications and recommendations for usage are included. Participants will be instructed to include the following in their diet: a) abundant use of olive oil for cooking and dressing dishes; b) consume ≥2 daily servings of vegetables; c) ≥2-3 daily serving of fruits; d) ≥3 weekly servings of legumes; e) ≥3 weekly servings of fish/seafood; f) ≥3 weekly serving of nuts/seeds; g) select white instead of red or processed meats; h) cook at least twice a week with sofrito. Limit consumption of cream, butter, processed meat, sugared beverages, industrial bakery products and desserts, and French fries or chips. For usual drinkers, the main source of alcohol should be wine.

OTHER

Standard of care (control)

Participants will receive a constipation management handout that is distributed regularly to patients who present with constipation symptoms at an outpatient neurology clinic. The handout recommends increasing fluids daily, as well as increasing physical activity and dietary fiber intake. Laxative medications and recommendations for usage are included.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bobbi Langkamp-Henken, PhD, RD · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-02-08
Primary Completion
2022-06-07
Completion
2022-06-07

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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