Bone Mineral Density in Israeli Female Vegans and Omnivores

February 16, 2015 updated by: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
A vegan diet is more and more prevalent in the general population in Israel in recent years. There have been some concerens that a vegan diet may lack in bone-health related nutrients (such as calcium, protein and vitamin D), and therefore may cause a decreased bone mineral density. The study aims to compare bome mineral density and other biochemical bone health parameters in vegan and omnivore non-menopausal Israely females.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

240

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Tel Aviv, Israel, 64239
        • Clinical Nutrition Unit, Sourasky Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

30 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

generaly healthy vegan and omnivore females, age 30-45

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • generaly healthy
  • vegan group: vegan diet for the past 3 years
  • omnivore group: comsumption of animal products at least 3 times a week

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pragnent / breastfeeding women
  • amenorrhea (absence of a menstrual period) for more than 3 months
  • amenorrhea in the past
  • significant underweight in the present/past (BMI < 17.5)
  • taking medicine that affect bone density
  • hypo/hyper thyroidism
  • hypo/hyper parathyroidism
  • smokimg in the past 10 years
  • over consumption of alcohol (more than 7 units a week)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
vegans
a vegan diet in the last 3 years
Other: bone mineral density test
omnivores
aminal-based diet, comsumption of aminal products at least 3 times a week
Other: bone mineral density test

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
bone mineral density
Time Frame: 1 day
1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 16, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 16, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

February 23, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 23, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 16, 2015

Last Verified

February 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0013-15-TLV

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