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A Whole Food Plant Diet and Its Lipidemic Effects on Primary Prevention in a Free-range Population

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03523247

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Official title

A Whole Food, Plant Based Diet and Its Lipidemic Effects on Primary Prevention Population in a Free-range Environment - a Pilot Study

Brief summary

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This study seeks to determine the effects of a whole-food, plant-based diet on lipid, metabolic, and inflammatory biomarkers. Eligible participants will have had either an LDL-C \>100 mg/dL or non-HDL-C \>130 mg/dL without a current diagnosis of coronary heart disease and are willing to adhere to a whole food plant based diet for at least 8 weeks. Participants enrolled in the study will provide fasting blood work, complete a baseline quality of life survey, and receive education on a whole-food, plant-based diet at a local Lancaster County grocery store during their first study visit. Throughout the study, patients will have access to dietary counseling which will be provided by a certified nutritionist and will be asked to record and submit daily food diaries. Study participants will be asked to adhere to a whole food plant based diet for a total of 8 weeks. Prior to the final study visit, participants will be asked to obtain follow-up fasting bloodwork around 7 weeks post start of whole food plant based diet. The results, along with a follow-up quality of life survey, and an opportunity to discuss the bloodwork with a doctor will be held at the local grocery story 8 weeks after the first study visit.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03523247
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Lancaster General Hospital
Other
Enrollment
50 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Behavioral

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jul 17, 2018
Primary completion
Apr 14, 2019
Completion
Dec 30, 2019
Last update posted
Feb 27, 2024

2018 – 2019

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Penn Medicine / Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster Pennsylvania 17602

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