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NCT ID: NCT04042415 Recruiting - Clinical trials for Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting

Calorie Restriction in Multiple Sclerosis

Calorie-MS
Start date: July 14, 2020
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

There is a strong relationship between metabolic state and immune tolerance through a direct control exerted on immune cells by specific intracellular nutrient-energy sensors. An increased "metabolic work load" represents a novel issue linking metabolism with loss of self-immune tolerance. Several disease-modifying drugs have been approved for Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RR-MS) treatments and have shown to reduce relapse rates by modulating immune responses; however, their impact on long-term disease progression and accrual of irreversible neurological disability remains largely unclear, underlining the need for novel therapeutic strategies. In this context, both acute fasting (AF) and chronic caloric restriction (CR) have been shown to improve experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Despite this evidence, no specific studies have been performed to dissect at the cellular level the mechanism of action of CR in the context of autoimmunity and MS. This study aims at investigating this specific point in order to pave the way for a wider utilization of a nutritional approach to alter MS progression and activity. The aim of this study is to improve the outcome of RR-MS and the efficacy of first line drug treatments (ie. Copaxone or Tecfidera) by altering the metabolic state of the host via calorie restriction with the aim to re-equilibrate immune/inflammatory responses of patients.

NCT ID: NCT01408784 Recruiting - Caloric Restriction Clinical Trials

A New Method for Self-assessment of Daily Calorie Intake

Start date: July 2011
Phase: N/A
Study type: Observational

The purpose of this study is to assess the validity of self-caloric evaluation, the "categories method" - a new method based on one categorical score per meal