Status:
COMPLETED
Diet Intervention Pilot: Refining a Meal and Food Delivery Approach
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Conditions:
Healthy Individuals
Eligibility:
All Genders
19-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A diet with a higher intake of fish and fruits, and vegetables, has shown promise in reducing inflammation and oxidative stress in the body. Intake of a diet with these components has been linked to f...
Detailed Description
This study is anticipated to enroll up to 30 participants, who will be asked to complete a total of 3 visits to Vancouver General Hospital. The study will take at least 5 weeks to complete, and partic...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy: defined as no significant respiratory, cardiac, or metabolic disorders (e.g. obesity, diabetes)
- No dietary supplement use (vitamins, fish oil, etc.), or willing to stop the use of supplements for one month prior to study initiation and during the study period (if the supplement is prescribed or physician-recommended, the participant will be excluded from participation)
- No use of medications known to interact with diet composition (e.g. Coumadin)
- At the time of enrolment, consuming less than 250 mg EPA+DHA daily (\<2 servings fish/week) and \<5 servings of fruit/vegetables per day, assessed by dietary screeners
- Not actively participating in other studies that would provide conflict with this or the alternate study protocol
Exclusion
- Pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the study period
- Actively attempting to lose weight
- Food allergies/intolerance or food aversion preventing adherence to the intervention diet, or unwillingness/medically unable to adjust diet in line with the intervention
- Plans to move outside of British Columbia during the study period
- Lack of access to adequate food storage or food preparation appliances
- These inclusion and exclusion criteria align with the anticipated inclusion criteria for an upcoming diet and air pollution exposure study for which this pilot is informing the dietary intervention.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 29 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 5 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06157398
Start Date
January 29 2024
End Date
September 5 2024
Last Update
November 27 2024
Active Locations (1)
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University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 1M9