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NCT Number: NCT02253056

Monday is Fasting Day - Non-Randomized Trial on Intermittent Fasting

The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the effects of one regular fasting day per week over a total period of 8 weeks compared to a normal-eating habits among healthy volunteers.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers Behavior Fasting Feeding Behavior

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Immanuel Hospital Berlin

Berlin, State of Berlin, 14109, Germany

About this study

Participants in the intervention group receive an initial group training for fasting. Then all participants will observe one fixed fasting day per week (monday) over a total period of eight weeks.

Participants in the control group receive an initial group training for healthy diet according to current German guidelines (DGE). Moreover, they will receive the same offer as in the intervention group at the end of the 8-week study period. Until then the control group participants follow a regular healthy diet.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • age 18 -65 yrs
  • written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • severe chronic comorbidity
  • eating disorders
  • pregnancy
  • planed pregnancy
  • simultaneous participation in other trials

Treatment and study plan

Fasting / Caloric Restriction

Other

healthy diet

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Insulin-like growth factor 1 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor

    Time frame: Baseline and after 8 weeks

    Measurement of changes after 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of life questionnaire: WHO-5

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks, 6 month

    Questionnaire

  2. Profile of mood states questionnaire: POMS

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks, 6 month

    Questionnaire

  3. Anxiety and depression questionnaire: HADS

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks, 6 month

    Questionnaire

  4. Flourishing questionnaire

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks, 6 month

    Questionnaire

  5. Visual analogue scales and Likert-scales

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks, 6 month

    Questionnaire

  6. Body Impedance Analysis (BIA)

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks

    Measurement of changes after 8 weeks

  7. Body weight and abdominal circumference

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks

    Measurement of changes after 8 weeks

  8. Systolic and diastolic bloodpressure

    Time frame: Baseline, 8 weeks

    Measurement of changes after 8 weeks

  9. Blood: total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides; Insulin, GOT,GPT, GGT, AP; HbA1c; PTT, INR

    Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks

    Changes after 8 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Other

Collaborators

  • Immanuel Hospital, Berlin, Germany

Registry information

Official study title

Montag Ist Fasten-Tag (German) - MIFT [Monday is Fasting Day]

Acronym: MIFT

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Oct 1, 2014
Registry last updated
Mar 31, 2015

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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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