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Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Cardiovascular Health in Multiple Sclerosis Female Patients: a Case Control Study

NCT05175378 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2022-01-03

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Summary

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic immune-mediated neurodegenerative disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). The exact pathophysiology of MS remains unclear; it is suggested that the inflammatory state persists under a genetic-energetic-environmental complex causing a variety of clinical symptoms depending on the neuroanatomical location of MS lesions. The age of MS onset ranges between 20 and 40 years. MS is usually initiated as a relapsing-remitting disease, which may last several years to decades affecting females twice as often as males. Dietary factors may have an important impact on MS. Data from human and animal studies indicate that saturated fatty acids (SFA), the major fat type of animal foods in the "Western" diet, increase MS susceptibility. The Mediterranean dietary (MedDiet) pattern is hypothesized to be beneficial to MS patients protecting against the development cardiovascular diseases. However, little is known about the cardiovascular effects of the MedDiet on MS patients. Consequently, the aim of the present randomized, case control study was to investigate the effects of MedDiet on cardiovascular factors in women with relapsing-remitting MS after a 3-month intervention period.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Lifestyle intervention

We investigated the potential cardiovascular health effects of the Mediterranean dietary pattern on adult women with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, in regards to body weight, body composition, cardiovascular blood biomarkers (fasting glucose, lipids, C-reactive protein), as well as depression and anxiety levels.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Harokopio University

    collaborator OTHER

  • G.Gennimatas General Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Iaso Maternity Hospital, Athens, Greece

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-12-01
Primary Completion
2021-02-28
Completion
2021-03-12

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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