Impact of the Mediterranean Diet on Patients with Psoriasis: a Randomized Clinical Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Psoriasis
- Sponsor
- Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
- Enrollment
- 38
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from baseline in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) at week 16
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of a high-intensity Mediterranean diet intervention over 16 weeks in a group of patients with mild to moderate psoriasis in terms of skin improvement as measured by PASI. In addition, the aim of this study will be to gather the necessary information for a larger and more extended clinical trial in the future.
Participants will be provided with dietary education for the implementation of the Mediterranean diet, supported by a monthly follow-up by nutritionists with experience in the field. Researchers will compare the effect of the Mediterranean diet on these patients to a control group provided with standard recommendations for a low-fat diet with no monitoring by nutritionists.
Detailed Description
MEDIPSO is an experimental, randomised, controlled, open-label, single-blinded (evaluator) study. It is a clinical trial in which patients with mild to moderate psoriasis with stable topical treatment are randomly assigned to either the control group or the intervention group. Patients assigned to the intervention group will undergo dietary education for the adoption of the Mediterranean diet, with monthly monitoring - mostly online - by nutritionists with experience in the field. In both groups, blood tests with metabolic parameters will be obtained before and after the study period, and data of anthropometric characteristics and quality of life will be assessed. The effect of the intervention on skin involvement, metabolic parameters and inflammatory cytokines will be assessed, and the emotional and quality of life impact will also be investigated. In addition, a methodological analysis will be carried out in order to improve the design for a larger scale clinical trial in the future.
Investigators
Javier Pérez Bootello
Principal Investigator
Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Psoriasis clinically diagnosed by a dermatologist.
- •Predominantly psoriasis vulgaris.
- •Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) ≥2 and ≤ 10 at the time of recruitment.
- •Stable weight (\< 5% weight loss or gain) in the last 3 months.
- •Treated exclusively with topical treatment for psoriasis at enrolment and throughout the study.
- •Able to give informed consent.
- •Willing and able to follow the study procedure.
- •Willing and able to attend all scheduled visits during the study period.
- •Willing and able to provide blood samples as indicated in the procedure.
- •Willing to implement pregnancy prevention measures throughout the study period.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus.
- •Good adherence to the Mediterranean diet at the time of screening (er-MEDAS ≥8).
- •Language barrier (patients not fluent in Spanish or English).
- •Conditions that make telephone communication difficult (e.g. severe hearing loss).
- •History of cardiac disease(s).
- •Comorbidities that may compromise the implementation of the intervention (e.g. cancer, digestive diseases...) or limit survival to less than 6 months.
- •History or current eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia, etc.; screening will be carried out using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, if indicated).
- •Malnourished patients (screening using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool -MUST-, if indicated).
- •Presenting gout.
- •Pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from baseline in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) at week 16
Time Frame: Baseline and week 16
The Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) is the most widely used scale for assessing the severity of psoriasis and for therapeutic decision making. It ranges from 0 (no lesions) to 72 (worst possible lesions throughout all body surface).
Secondary Outcomes
- Change from baseline in weight at week 16(Baseline and week 16)
- Change from baseline in body mass index (BMI) at week 16(Baseline and week 16)
- Change from baseline in glycated haemoglobin at week 16(Baseline and week 16)
- Change from baseline in quality of life at week 16(Baseline and week 16)
- Change from baseline in quality of sleep at week 16(Baseline and week 16)
- Change from baseline in abdominal circumference at week 16(Baseline and week 16)
- Change from baseline in serum inflammatory interleukins at week 16(Baseline and week 16)
- Change from baseline in serum lipids at week 16(Baseline and week 16)
- Change from baseline in fasting serum insulin levels at week 16(Baseline and week 16)
- Change from baseline in C reactive protein at week 16(Baseline and week 16)
- Change from baseline in adherence to mediterranean diet at week 16(Baseline and week 16)
- Change from baseline in emotional state at week 16(Baseline and week 16)