Effects of a Mediterranean-style diet and fish oil supplementation on mental and cardiometabolic health of Community Rehabilitation Centre residents: a pilot feasibility study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental health; Cardiometabolic health; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Mental Health - Schizophrenia; Metabolic and Endocrine - Metabolic disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000572763
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of South Australia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-05-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Residents of the Community Rehabilitation Care centre (part of a stepped-care system for people with mental illness)

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale – K10[Baseline, 3 and 6 months (+ follow up at 12 months if possible)];LPHoN - Lifeskills Profile and Health of Nations Outcomes Scale[Baseline, 3 and 6 months (+ follow up at 12 months if possible)];AQoL-8D - Assessment of Quality of Life[Baseline, 3 and 6 months (+ follow up at 12 months if possible)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-efficacy questionnaire (regarding cooking and healthy dietary behaviours)[Baseline, 3 and 6 months (+ follow up at 12 months if possible)];Body Mass Index (BMI)[Baseline, 3 and 6 months (+ follow up at 12 months if possible)];Blood glucose[Baseline, 3 and 6 months (+ follow up at 12 months if possible)];Homocysteine (plasma)[Baseline, 3 and 6 months (+ follow up at 12 months if possible)];K:Na (Potassium:Sodium) ratio (in urine)[Baseline, 3 and 6 months (+ follow up at 12 months if possible)];Carotenoids (blood plasma)[Baseline, 3 and 6 months (+ follow up at 12 months if possible)];BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) in plasma[Baseline, 3 and 6 months (+ follow up at 12 months if possible)];Fatty acid profile (in red blood cells) - particularly omega-3 fatty acids[Baseline, 3 and 6 months (+ 12 month follow up if possible)];14-item Mediterranean diet questionnaire[Baseline, 3 and 6 months (+ follow up at 12 months if possible)]