Effects of a Clinical Dietary Intervention During Inpatient Treatment — FASTA  

Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trial

Official title: Effects of a Clinical Dietary Intervention During Inpatient Treatment (Modified Fasting in Metabolic Syndrome, Osteoarthritis of the Hip or Knee, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia)

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is a scientific and prospective documentation of the clinical effects of an inpatient treatment at the Immanuel Hospital of Berlin, in the department for complementary and integrative medicine, with the use of a modified fasting regime. A pre- and post- as well as group comparisons are planned. Patients that are admitted to the inpatient department for metabolic syndrome, osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia will be enrolled in the study.

Clinical Trial Description

At the beginning, during and at the end of the treatment at the inpatient department routine blood parameters, anthropometric parameters and certain scores and parameters specific to the different conditions will be measured. Questionnaires will be filled out by patients before and after the treatment as well as 3, 6 and 12 months after leaving the inpatient department. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Arthritis
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid
• Fibromyalgia
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Myofascial Pain Syndromes
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis, Hip
• Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Syndrome

• NCT number: NCT03785197
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Start date: February 1, 2018
• Completion date: March 1, 2022