Low Fat Diet and Multiple Sclerosis

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Multiple Sclerosis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if following a specific low fat diet will improve the brain damage as seen by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and to decrease the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) as evidenced by clinical evaluation and symptoms.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00852722

Run by

Oregon Health and Science University

People needed

61

Starts

2009-02-01

Expected to finish

2014-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-02-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical diagnosis of the relapsing-remitting form of MS
• Age 18-70, inclusive
• MS duration of less than 15 years
• May or may not be on disease-modifying therapies for MS, but if on, must be on for more than 6 months of continuous therapy
• Should not have diabetes
• Able and willing to follow exercise instructions
• Able and willing to travel to California for 10-day training program (cost covered by study)
• Able and willing to travel to Portland, OR for 6 study visits over the 12 month study period (cost covered by study)

You may not qualify if…

• No clinically significant MS exacerbation within 30 days of screening visit
• No systemically administered corticosteroids within 30 days of study entry
• Patient not pregnant or breastfeeding
• Not taking fish oil/flax seed for at least 2 months prior to first visit
• No other significant health programs (e.g. active coronary heart disease, liver disease, pulmonary disease) that might increase risk of patient experiencing adverse events

Where it is running

• Oregon Health and Science University — Portland, Oregon, United States

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