Integrative Medicine for Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (IMforHSDandEDS)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Hypermobile EDS (hEDS), Hypermobility Syndrome, EDS
In brief
A feasibility study of an integrative medicine program among patients with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) or Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS)
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04734041
- Run by
- National University of Natural Medicine
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2020-12-23
- Expected to finish
- 2021-07-02
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-07-15
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18-65
- Beighton score of 4 or more to confirm joint hypermobility diagnosis
- Baseline VAS Score of 1 or more
- Not currently, or already a patient of Dr. Schaefer and Healthy Living Community
- Ability to provide written informed consent
- Willingness to participate in 9-week integrative medicine intervention (and make dietary and lifestyle changes)
- Willingness to attend 1 in-person screening visit and 2 virtual office visits (or 3 virtual visits, if medical documentation of Beighton score can be provided in advance of enrollment, and all other criteria are met)
- Access to an electronic device for MyFitnessPal food-tracker use (i.e mobile device, tablet, laptop)
You may not qualify if…
- Pregnant and lactating women, or planned pregnancy over the next 3 months
- Consumption of more than 14 (men) or 7 (women) alcoholic drinks per week
- History of disordered eating or eating disorder
- Body mass index (BMI) considered underweight (<18.5)
- Weight loss from metastatic cancer
- Unable to make dietary changes or participate in a 9-integrative medicine nutritional intervention
- Those with significant dietary changes, new medications, or new exercise routines within the past 90 days
- Currently, or already, a patient of Dr. Schaefer and Healthy Living Community
Where it is running
- National University of Natural Medicine — Portland, Oregon, United States
- Healthy Living Community — Portland, Oregon, United States
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