Finding Consensus in Fasting Terminology

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

38 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-02-01

Study Completion Date

2023-08-01

Brief Summary

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A consensus-based decision making process on fasting terminology will be conducted using the Delphi technique. To this aim, experts around the world are invited.

Detailed Description

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The consensus-based decision making process on fasting terminology will include a maximum of five rounds of questionnaires that experts are invited to complete online using a pseudonym. Prof. Dr. med. Michalsen's department has prepared rough definitions of key terms for the questionnaire to be evaluated by the experts. These terms should serve as a starting point for the discussion. After each questionnaire round the experts' comments are reviewed by the project team and a new questionnaire with the suggested modifications from the previous round will be sent to the experts.

If consensus can't be reached by round three, a live-online-discussion will be held to facilitate the further proceedings.

The results are to be published in a peer-reviewed journal; individual statements will not be shared in the publication.

Conditions

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Consensus Development

Keywords

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consensus fasting fasting terminology therapeutic fasting Delphi Delphi method decision-making intermittent fasting periodic fasting prolonged fasting religious fasting intermittent dry fasting caloric restriction diet nutrition

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Interventions

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Consensus Decision Making

Consensus-based decision-making process, where experts are asked to comment definitions of terms used for fasting interventions

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* clinicians or scientists with at least 5 peer-reviewed publications on fasting or
* at least one peer-reviewed publication and 5 years of clinical experience with fasting

Exclusion Criteria

\- not more than 2 experts from one institution are allowed to participate

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Responsible Party

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Andreas Michalsen

Prof. Dr. med.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Andreas Michalsen, Prof. Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Locations

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Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Other Identifiers

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Delphi

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id