Rheumatology Diet Study

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

500 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-03-01

Study Completion Date

2025-07-01

Brief Summary

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This study aims to collect information on rheumatology patients' dietary habits, autoimmune disease activity, dietary changes, disease symptom improvements, and perceptions on their dietary habits and how it affects their autoimmune disease. The main objective is to see if rheumatology patients change their dietary habits after their diagnosis of an autoimmune disease and if it subjectively improved their disease symptoms. It will also look at rheumatology patients' expectations for their rheumatologist when it comes to dietary advice and what resources they used to choose their new dietary habits. The study also seeks to measure the interest that rheumatology patients have in pursuing dietary changes as a means of controlling the symptoms of their autoimmune disease. It is expected that patients who changed their eating habits to healthier diets such as a Mediterranean diet would report less severe autoimmune disease symptoms. There are limited dietary recommendations for the management of many rheumatological diseases, so this study seeks to assess rheumatology patients' willingness to try dietary modifications, what improvements they had, and why they decide to make these changes in light of limited information.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diet Habit Rheumatologic Disease Autoimmune Diseases Rheumatoid Arthritis Psoriatic Arthritis Ankylosing Spondylitis Dermatomyositis/polymyositis Sjogren's Syndrome Systemic Lupus Erythematous Scleroderma Fibromyalgia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults (over 18 years old) patients
* established UCF Health patients
* diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, dermatomyositis/polymyositis, Sjogren's Syndrome, systemic lupus erythematous, scleroderma, osteoarthritis, or fibromyalgia.

Exclusion Criteria

* UCF Students, Faculty or Staff
* Children or Young Adults Under the age of 18
* Adults over 65
* Pregnant Women
* Prisoners
* Adults to Unable to Consent

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Neha Bhanusali, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Central Florida

Locations

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UCF Health Clinics

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Amoy Fraser, PhD, CCRP, PMP

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 407-266-8742

Email: [email protected]

Erica Martin, B.S.