Status:
UNKNOWN
An Exploratory Clinical Study on Autophagy During Fasting
Lead Sponsor:
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Collaborating Sponsors:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Bonn AöR
Conditions:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Syndrome, Metabolic
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Autophagy is considered one of the key molecular mechanisms for the broad preventive and therapeutic effects of periodic fasting. While it is generally known that fasting induces autophagy, there are ...
Detailed Description
Therapeutic fasting has been used for many decades in naturopathy and integrative medicine clinically successfully in the treatment of chronic diseases and pain syndromes. In particular, fasting thera...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- One of the following diagnoses: rheumatoid arthritis, metabolic syndrome OR healthy volunteer
- Beginning (first 24h) inpatient treatment or hospital stay at Immanuel Hospital Berlin, Department of Naturopathy OR healthy volunteer
- Present written declaration of consent
Exclusion
- Insufficient linguistic communication
- Dementia or other cognitive disorder
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04739852
Start Date
February 1 2021
End Date
July 1 2025
Last Update
January 2 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Hochschulambulanz für Naturheilkunde der Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin am Immanuel-Krankenhaus
Berlin, Germany, 14109