Rheumatology Diet Study

Recruiting

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

• Registration Number: NCT06339957
• Lead Sponsor: University of Central Florida

Brief Summary

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

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-03-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-03-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-03-25
• Study First Posted: 2024-04-01
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-06
• Primary Completion: 2025-07-01
• Study Completion: 2025-07-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine how diet habits and activity affects autoimmune diseases using the proper statistical tests for the data set such as t-test and ANOVA.	4 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To identify if rheumatology patients change their dietary habits after their diagnosis of an autoimmune disease and if it subjectively improved their disease symptoms.	4 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UCF Health Clinics; 🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida, United States