Clinical trials: Vegetarian Diet
Diet-induced Thermogenesis, Brown Adipose Tissue Activation
Creatine Effect on Brown Adipose Tissue Activation
Pre-clinical studies indicate that creatine may play a substantial role in diet-induced thermogenesis and may have a profound effect on energy balance.
- Trial name
- CreaBAT (NCT04086381)
- Testing
- Creatine monohydrate
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University
Cancer Breast, Cancer Prostate
Diet Effect on Cancer Treatment Outcome
The study will look at the end result of 2 types of diets effect on treatment outcome of cancer patients using N-111.
- Trial name
- NCT05410002
- Testing
- Dietary Supplement: N-111
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, India
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Optimal Health Research
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Plant-Based Dietary Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes-2
The purpose of the study is to assess whether, in individuals with type 2 diabetes, a low-fat, vegan diet improves blood glucose control more effectively than a control diet based on current American Diabetes Association (ADA)…
- Trial name
- WCCR-DIAB2 (NCT01931631)
- Testing
- Low-fat, low-Glycemic Index, vegan diet, ADA diet
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Diet and Human Microbiota
Microbiota and Related Metabolome in Omnivore, Vegetarian or Vegan Diets
The human body houses a huge microbial ecosystem, including the intestinal and oral microbiota. Both these ecosystems, and, in particular, the intestinal one, are responsible for maintaining human health.
- Trial name
- MRMOVVD (NCT02118857)
- Testing
- Omnivore, vegetarian and vegan subjects.
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bari
Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Nutritional Intervention for Arthritis
The purpose of the study is to assess whether, in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis, a low-fat, vegan diet improves pain and other subjective symptoms more effectively than a control supplement or a placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT01544101
- Testing
- Vegan Diet, dietary supplement omega3 fatty acids aand vitamins
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Vegetarian Diet
Effects of the Consumption of a Supplement Rich in Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) From Algae
Vegetarian diets are increasing worldwide. To prevent nutritional deficiencies, supplementation with nutrients that are only present in animal food can be needed.
- Trial name
- NCT04278482
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Council, Spain
Obesity, Metabolic Changes
Metabolic Effects of Diet-Exercise Interventions in Obesity
This study investigates the effects of different dietary strategies (ketogenic diet, intermittent fasting, and semi-vegetarian diet), alone or in combination with a structured home-based exercise program, on anthropometric…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Changes, Hormonal Changes
- Trial name
- NCT07695480
- Testing
- Home-Based Exercise Program, Semi-Vegetarian Diet, Intermittent Fasting
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Firat University
Environmental Exposure; Dietary Patterns; Nutritional Epidemiology; Human Biomonitoring
Assessing Toxic Metal Exposure From Vegetarian/Vegan, Omnivorous, and Low-carb Diets in Israel.
Different dietary intake may pose various health risks as as these have different potential exposure to heavy metals, which may originate from soils, irrigation systems, infrastructure, packaging, and other environmental…
- Trial name
- NCT07235332
- Testing
- Screening
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa
Development of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa During Weight Rehabilitation Over Time, Depending on the Nutritional Strategy
This prospective observational study investigates the development of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) during multi-week inpatient weight rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- GastroRehab (NCT07112014)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Plant-Based Dietary Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes
The purpose of the study is to assess whether, in individuals with type 2 diabetes, a low-fat, vegan diet improves blood glucose control more effectively than a control diet based on current American Diabetes Association (ADA)…
- Trial name
- NCT00276939
- Testing
- Low-fat, low-Glycemic Index, vegan diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Calprotectin
Effect of Semi-vegetarian Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients With Clinical Remission
In the 21st century, the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) globally increases. Higher incidence of IBD development may implicate that environmental factors played essential roles in IBD pathogenesis.
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Calprotectin, Fecal Microbiota, Vegetarian Diet
- Trial name
- NCT04835727
- Testing
- Semi-vegetarian diet and increase fiber consumption
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Diet, Healthy
The Effect of a Plant-based Diet on the Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Activity.
The increase in autoimmune diseases in Western countries has been linked to environmental factors, and diet is considered a modifier of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Diet, Healthy, Inflammatory Response
- Trial name
- NCT05911880
- Testing
- Plant-based diet for 14 days in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez
Diet Modification
Effects of Replacing Starchy Vegetables and Refined Grains With Beef on Cardio-metabolic Disease Risk Factors (S53)
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of replacing starchy vegetables and refined grains with beef in a vegetarian diet on cardio-metabolic disease risk factors in adults in a cross-over, randomized controlled…
- Trial name
- NCT03925142
- Testing
- Controlled healthy vegetarian diet, Controlled beef diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Obesity, Overweight
Preference and Vegetarian Diet in Weight Loss Treatment
We propose to add a treatment preference component to a larger study testing standard behavioral treatment (SBT) for weight loss without specific food group restriction vs standard behavioral treatment with gradual elimination of…
- Trial name
- PREFER (NCT00330629)
- Testing
- Standard Behavioral Treatment, SBT+LOV
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Dementia, Depression
Vegetarian Diet and Chronic Degenerative Diseases
To investigate the prospective association between a vegetarian diet and chronic degenerative diseases in two cohorts of Taiwanese Buddhists
- Conditions
- Dementia, Depression, Cardiovascular Diseases, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT03470584
- Testing
- Diet Exposure
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 18,064 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital
Hypothyroidism Primary
Ayurvedic Diet in Myxedema
Primary hypothyroidism is diagnosed by elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level and a reduced thyroxine (T4) level in plasma.
- Trial name
- AYUS-MYX (NCT07323706)
- Testing
- Ayurvedic diet, habitual diet
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Cardiovascular Disease
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease With Med or Veg Diets
The study is a randomized, open, cross-over trial designed to test whether a vegetarian diet would benefit the cardiovascular risk profile of the participants, compared with a Mediterranean diet.
- Trial name
- CARDIVEG (NCT02641834)
- Testing
- Vegetarian diet, Mediterranean diet
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Neoplasms
Impact of Elimination or Reduction of Dietary Animal Proteins on Cancer Progression and Survival - A Pilot Study
The purposes of this study are to test the hypothesis that elimination or reduction of dietary animal proteins leads to an improved prognosis in tumor patients to estimate the effect size and thus to enable sample size…
- Trial name
- NCT02437474
- Testing
- Omnivorous diet, Lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet, Vegan diet
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 326 people
- Sponsor
- Rosa Aspalter
Chronic Disease
Barriers to Vegetarian Diets
The goal of this observational study is to learn what affects a person's openness to adopting a vegetarian diet in urban community members with chronic disease.
- Trial name
- NCT07075653
- Testing
- Survey using a questionnaire.
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Dietary Modification
Creatine, Carnitine and Carnosine in Vegetarians
Balanced vegetarian diets are popular and contain health-promoting characteristics. A balanced lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet differs in nutrient intake from an omnivorous diet, e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT03194334
- Testing
- Vegetarian diet, creatine, Beta-alanine
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent