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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
120 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2014-04-30
2015-09-30
Brief Summary
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* if a 7 day therapeutic fasting regimen will affect self-efficacy of patients with chronic diseases
* the effects of fasting on physical and mental well-being, quality of life and body awareness/image
* the association between patients characteristics and the perceived health benefit after fasting
* the association between Diagnosis according to traditional Chinese medicine and physical and mental well-being during the course of fasting
* experiences and perceptions of patients during fasting therapy
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Fasting
Patients being admitted to an internal integrative medicine hospital and referred to therapeutic fasting therapy
Fasting
Fasting therapy was adapted from Buchinger, including a fasting period of 7 days. After 2 prefasting days with 800kcal per day from vegetables and rice/potatoes, fasting starts with the ingestion of an oral laxative. During fasting patients receive small quantities of juice and herbal teas, and a vegetable broth for lunch, altogether no more than 350kcal per day. At the end, fasting is broken by an apple or cooked potato, and for the following 3 days nutrition returns to normocaloric diet.
Interventions
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Fasting
Fasting therapy was adapted from Buchinger, including a fasting period of 7 days. After 2 prefasting days with 800kcal per day from vegetables and rice/potatoes, fasting starts with the ingestion of an oral laxative. During fasting patients receive small quantities of juice and herbal teas, and a vegetable broth for lunch, altogether no more than 350kcal per day. At the end, fasting is broken by an apple or cooked potato, and for the following 3 days nutrition returns to normocaloric diet.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* eligible for fasting, i.e. normal weight (no anorexia, no nutritional deficiency, no BMI\<18 or \>35, no eating disorder)
Exclusion Criteria
* type 1 diabetes
* hepatitis
* severe somatic disorder (oncological disease, hepatological or nephrological)
* pregnancy
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Universität Duisburg-Essen
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Romy Lauche
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Gustav Dobos, Prof
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen
Romy Lauche, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen
Locations
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Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte
Essen, , Germany
Countries
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Related Links
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Other Identifiers
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13-5522 TheraFast
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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