Status:

COMPLETED

Effect and Safety of TCM-FMD in Phlegm-Dampness Type Overweight/Obesity Patients(EASTAR)

Lead Sponsor:

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The primary aim of this study is to is to determine if a diet (TCM-FMD) which combine fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) with "dispelling dampness" meal replacement (a meal replacement made up of traditiona...

Detailed Description

Background:Fasting-mimiking Diet (FMD) is a plant-based diet designed to attain fasting-like effect, firstly proposed on 2015\[1\]. It requires people to limit calorie intake for 5 continuous days, an...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosed as overweight / obesity according to the "China Adult Obesity Prevention and Treatment Expert Consensus"
  • Diagnosis as phlegm-dampness type according to the "Traditional Chinese Medicine Classification and Judgment" scale published by the Chinese Medicine Association
  • 18 years old ≤ age ≤ 65 years old
  • Signed the informed consent

Exclusion

  • Those who have special food requirements or having a history of food allergies
  • Those who have history of previous diabetes, or body weight loss, BMI ≤ 18
  • Those who have had cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events within half a year, or who have a major history of surgery
  • Pregnant or lactating woman
  • Those who have severe primary diseases such as liver or kidney diseases, as well as abnormalities in the hematopoietic system and mental disorders
  • Those who need to take special drugs (such as hormones)
  • Those who refuse to provide information required for research (such as personal information, blood samples, etc.)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 21 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 29 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04029571

Start Date

June 21 2019

End Date

March 29 2021

Last Update

July 13 2021

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Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510000