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NCT Number: NCT02840968

Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Phase Angle

In this cross-sectional observational study the investigators evaluated the association between the adherence to the MD and PhA in a sample of adult population, stratified according to categories of sex, age, and BMI.

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Key information

Conditions

Mediterranean Diet Phase Angle

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Caucasian Subjects
  • Healthy Subjects (defined as absence of a clinical condition that potentially influences fluid balance, ie, renal, endocrine, or myocardial disease, ascertained by participant questionnaire)

Exclusion criteria

  • Hypocaloric diet in the last three months or specific nutritional regimens, including vegan or vegetarian diets,
  • Vitamin/mineral or antioxidant supplementation,
  • Clinical conditions that could influence fluid balance, including liver or renal failure, cancer, and acute or chronic inflammatory diseases, based on a complete medical examination and laboratory investigations,
  • Occasional or current of use of drugs that could influence fluid balance, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, hormone replacement therapy, diuretics weight-loss medications, anticonvulsivants and psychotropic agents, laxative use,
  • Altered thyroid hormone function tests or thyroid hormone treatment,
  • Alcohol abuse according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-V diagnostic criteria,
  • Patients with implanted pacemakers or defibrillators because of the theoretical possibility of interference with the device activity due to the field of current induced by the impedance measurements,
  • Subjects underweight with BMI<18.5,
  • Subjects dropped out from the study since they refused to participate.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Adherence to Mediterranean Diet by Predimed Questionnaire

    Time frame: January 2010 - May 2016

  2. Phase Angle by Bioimpedance Analysis

    Time frame: January 2010 - May 2016

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Federico II University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Influence of Mediterranean Diet on Phase Angle in a Sample of Adult Population: Results of a Pilot Study

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jul 21, 2016
Registry last updated
Jul 21, 2016

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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