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Effect of Nutritional Counseling on Anthropometry and Biomarkers in Patients Diagnosed With Schizophrenia/Psychosis or Bipolar Affective Disorder

NCT06197048 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2024-01-09

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effect of nutritional counseling versus no treatment in patients with schizophenia or bipolar affective disorder.

The main question it aims to answer are:

• Can nutritional counseling have a preventive effect on the development of cardiovascular disease in patients with schizophenia or bipolar affective disorder?

Participants will meet a nutritionist at baseline to asess nutritional status, biochemical and anthropometric measurements. Then, half of the study population will receive nutritional counseling. After six weeks, the same baseline measurements will be repeated to examine any potential differences between the two groups. After the intervention, the control group will be offered the same counseling as the intervention group received during the study.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nutritional counseling

The intervention group will recieve 30 x 2 minutes with nutritonal counseling seperatet by a 15 minutes break. The participants will receive individually tailored guidance based on the information recieved at baseline measurments. The couseling will be based on the Norwegian goverments dietary advices and the recommendation from the Directorate of Health for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Oslo

    collaborator OTHER

  • Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-25
Primary Completion
2024-05-15
Completion
2028-12-01

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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