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Ernährungsansätze zur Behandlung von Müdigkeit im Zusammenhang mit Multipler Sklerose (Waves)

15. September 2026 aktualisiert von: Terry L. Wahls

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of the Swank Diet (low saturated fat) and the Wahls Elimination Diet (modified paleo) on fatigue levels in individuals with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis who have documented fatigue. Participants will follow their usual diet for 12 weeks and then be randomly assigned to follow one of the two diets for 24 weeks.

Studienübersicht

Detaillierte Beschreibung

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of the Swank Diet (low saturated fat) and the Wahls Elimination Diet (modified paleo) on fatigue levels in individuals with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis who have documented fatigue. Participants will follow their usual diet for 12 weeks and then be randomly assigned to follow one of the two diets for 24 weeks. Individuals will continue with their current treatments in addition to following the study diet.

The study requires four visits to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Visits will be 12 weeks apart. Study activities include fasting blood draws, weighed food records, motor and cognitive testing, physical activity assessment, questionnaires, and daily diet checklists while following the study diet. Some reimbursement available.

Studientyp

Interventionell

Einschreibung (Tatsächlich)

95

Phase

  • Unzutreffend

Kontakte und Standorte

Dieser Abschnitt enthält die Kontaktdaten derjenigen, die die Studie durchführen, und Informationen darüber, wo diese Studie durchgeführt wird.

Studienorte

    • Iowa
      • Iowa City, Iowa, Vereinigte Staaten, 52242
        • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Teilnahmekriterien

Forscher suchen nach Personen, die einer bestimmten Beschreibung entsprechen, die als Auswahlkriterien bezeichnet werden. Einige Beispiele für diese Kriterien sind der allgemeine Gesundheitszustand einer Person oder frühere Behandlungen.

Zulassungskriterien

Studienberechtigtes Alter

18 Jahre bis 70 Jahre (Erwachsene, Älterer Erwachsener)

Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige

Nein

Studienberechtigte Geschlechter

Alle

Beschreibung

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Willing to allow your neurologist to sign a letter confirming multiple sclerosis diagnosis and criteria used in diagnosis
  • Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis as documented by the McDonald Criteria confirmed by their treating neurologist
  • Fatigue as documented by a Fatigue Severity Scale score of greater than or equal to 4
  • Between the ages of 18 and 70
  • Body Mass Index greater than or equal to 19
  • Ability to shop for and prepare or have someone in the family shop for and prepare home cooked meals according to study diet guidelines
  • Willingness to keep detailed food records
  • Willing to eat a diet that includes more vegetables and excludes many comfort foods such as those made with white flour,
  • Willing to eat a diet that eliminates red meat (beef, pork, lamb, veal) and saturated fats (butter, coconut oil, margarine, hydrogenated oils found in processed foods) to 1 tablespoon per day
  • Must not be pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next year
  • Willing to eat meat (eg, chicken, turkey, fish)
  • Willingness to follow either the Wahls Elimination diet or the Swank diet
  • Individuals who have had gastric bypass surgery have obtained a signed statement from their physician indicating they are weight stable and a suitable candidate for this study
  • Normal or mild cognitive impairment as measured by the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire
  • Willing to have blood drawn
  • Be able to walk 25 feet without support, or with only unilateral support (i.e. cane in one hand)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Taking insulin or Coumadin
  • Relapse within past 12 weeks
  • Treatment for a cancer (other than skin cancer) currently or in the prior 12 months
  • Diagnosis of heart failure, liver cirrhosis, angina, history of kidney stones, psychiatric disease likely to make adherence to the study interventions more difficult including eating disorders, but excluding depression and anxiety
  • Body Mass Index less than 19
  • Moderate to severe mental impairment as measured by the Short Portable Mental Status questionnaire
  • Inability to shop for and prepare home cooked meals by the subject or a companion
  • Unwillingness to eat meat
  • Participation in another research study that involves multiple sclerosis or other medications, diet, supplement, exercise or other treatments
  • Inability to keep food records with sufficient detail to asses dietary intake or complete study questionnaires
  • Unwilling to have blood drawn
  • Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next year

Studienplan

Dieser Abschnitt enthält Einzelheiten zum Studienplan, einschließlich des Studiendesigns und der Messung der Studieninhalte.

Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?

Designdetails

  • Hauptzweck: Behandlung
  • Zuteilung: Zufällig
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallele Zuordnung

Waffen und Interventionen

Teilnehmergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandlung
Experimental: Swank Diet

Individuals randomized to this arm will follow a low saturated fat diet starting at week 12.

A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) skilled in motivational interviewing will provide nutrition counseling to study participants to assist them in following the Swank Diet at home. An in-person counseling session will occur at study visits 2 and 3. Five telephone counseling calls will occur between visits 2 and 3. The study participant may contact the RDN with questions at any time during the intervention.

Experimental: Wahls Elimination Diet

Individuals randomized to this arm will follow a modified paleolithic diet that eliminates all grains, dairy, eggs, legumes, and nightshade vegetables/spices starting at week 12.

A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) skilled in motivational interviewing will provide nutrition counseling using to study participants to assist them in following the Wahls Elimination Diet at home. An in-person counseling session will occur at study visits 2 and 3. Five telephone counseling calls will occur between visits 2 and 3. The study participant may contact the RDN with questions at any time during the intervention.

Was misst die Studie?

Primäre Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Change in participant perceived fatigue severity
Zeitfenster: 12-24 weeks

Participant questionnaire asking about fatigue: Fatigue Severity Scale score - a 9-questions scale ranging from 1 (complete disagreement with the question) to 7 (complete agreement with the questions)

12-24 weeks
Change in participant perceived fatigue severity
Zeitfenster: 12-36 weeks

Participant questionnaire asking about fatigue: Fatigue Severity Scale score - a 9-questions scale ranging from 1 (complete disagreement with the question) to 7 (complete agreement with the questions)

12-36 weeks
Change in the impact of fatigue on daily life
Zeitfenster: 12-24 weeks

Modified Fatigue Impact Scale score: Participant questionnaire asking about impact of fatigue impact daily life: Modified Fatigue Impact Scale score. This instrument provides an assessment of the effects of fatigue in terms of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial functioning. The MFIS consists of 21 items. Scoring is based upon a sum of the responses. Total score ranges from 0 to 84.

12-24 weeks
Change in the impact of fatigue on daily life
Zeitfenster: 12-36 weeks

Modified Fatigue Impact Scale score: Participant questionnaire asking about impact of fatigue impact daily life: Modified Fatigue Impact Scale score. This instrument provides an assessment of the effects of fatigue in terms of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial functioning. The MFIS consists of 21 items. Scoring is based upon a sum of the responses. Total score ranges from 0 to 84.

12-36 weeks

Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Change in participant walk speed
Zeitfenster: 12-24 weeks

6 Minute Walk Test

12-24 weeks
Change in participant walk speed
Zeitfenster: 12-36 weeks

6 Minute Walk Test

12-36 weeks
Change in gait (walk)
Zeitfenster: 12-24 weeks

25 foot Walk Test

12-24 weeks
Change in gait (walk)
Zeitfenster: 12-36 weeks

25 foot Walk Test

12-36 weeks
Change in fine motor function
Zeitfenster: 12-24 weeks

Pegboard test

12-24 weeks
Change in fine motor function
Zeitfenster: 12-36 weeks

Pegboard test

12-36 weeks
Change in nutrient intake based on the recommended daily allowance (RDA)
Zeitfenster: 12-24 weeks

Nutrient intake calculated from 3-day weighed food records and Food Frequency Questionnaire and Participant blood measurements of insulin, glucose, hemoglobin A1C, Vitamin K, homocysteine, lipids, fatty acid profile and vitamin D.

12-24 weeks
Change in nutrient intake based on the recommended daily allowance (RDA)
Zeitfenster: 12-36 weeks

Nutrient intake calculated from 3-day weighed food records and Food Frequency Questionnaire and Participant blood measurements of insulin, glucose, hemoglobin A1C, Vitamin K, homocysteine, lipids, fatty acid profile and vitamin D.

12-36 weeks
Change in cognitive function
Zeitfenster: 12-24 weeks

Symbol Digit Modalities Test - oral. An oral test of sequencing symbols. •Participant substitutes a number for meaningless geometric shapes based on a key that assigns a specific number to each shape. Scoring is based on the number of correct substitutions.

12-24 weeks
Change in cognitive function
Zeitfenster: 12-36 weeks

Symbol Digit Modalities Test - oral. An oral test of sequencing symbols. •Participant substitutes a number for meaningless geometric shapes based on a key that assigns a specific number to each shape. Scoring is based on the number of correct substitutions.

12-36 weeks
Change in steps per day
Zeitfenster: 12-24 weeks

Measured by accelerometer

12-24 weeks
Change in steps per day
Zeitfenster: 12-36 weeks

Measured by accelerometer

12-36 weeks
Change in participant Quality of Life (QoL) - General Health
Zeitfenster: 12-24 weeks

Multiple Sclerosis 54 Quality of Life Questionnaire. A series of questions about quality of life and social functioning. Score 0 to 100.

12-24 weeks
Change in participant Quality of Life (QoL) - General Health
Zeitfenster: 12-36 weeks

Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Questionnaire. A series of questions about quality of life and social functioning. Score 0 to 100.

12-36 weeks
Change in participant Quality of Life (QoL) - Mental Health
Zeitfenster: 12-24 weeks

Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Questionnaire A series of questions about quality of life and social functioning. Score 0 to 100.

12-24 weeks
Change in participant Quality of Life (QoL) - Mental Health
Zeitfenster: 12-36 weeks

Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Questionnaire A series of questions about quality of life and social functioning. Score 0 to 100.

12-36 weeks
Change in total sleep time
Zeitfenster: 12-24 weeks

Total sleep time is measured in hours and minutes and tracked by accelerometer worn by participants throughout the study

12-24 weeks
Change in total sleep time
Zeitfenster: 12-36 weeks

Total sleep time is measured in hours and minutes and tracked by accelerometer worn by participants throughout the study

12-36 weeks
Change in perceived anxiety
Zeitfenster: 12-24 weeks

Perceived anxiety is measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), a 14 question scale ranging from 0-3 with zero being being low or no occurrence and 3 being high occurrence.

12-24 weeks
Change in perceived anxiety
Zeitfenster: 12-36 weeks

Perceived anxiety is measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), a 14 question scale ranging from 0-3 with zero being being low or no occurrence and 3 being high occurrence.

12-36 weeks
Change in perceived depression
Zeitfenster: 12-24 weeks

Perceived depression is measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), a 14 question scale ranging from 0-3 with zero being being low or no occurrence and 3 being high occurrence.

12-24 weeks
Change in perceived depression
Zeitfenster: 12-36 weeks

Perceived depression is measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), a 14 question scale ranging from 0-3 with zero being being low or no occurrence and 3 being high occurrence.

12-36 weeks

Mitarbeiter und Ermittler

Hier finden Sie Personen und Organisationen, die an dieser Studie beteiligt sind.

Sponsor

Ermittler

  • Hauptermittler: Terry L Wahls, MD, MBA, University of Iowa
  • Hauptermittler: Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RD,, University of Iowa

Publikationen und hilfreiche Links

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Allgemeine Veröffentlichungen

Studienaufzeichnungsdaten

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Haupttermine studieren

Studienbeginn (Tatsächlich)

1. August 2016

Primärer Abschluss (Tatsächlich)

26. Januar 2020

Studienabschluss (Tatsächlich)

26. Februar 2025

Studienanmeldedaten

Zuerst eingereicht

13. September 2016

Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat

22. September 2016

Zuerst gepostet (Geschätzt)

26. September 2016

Studienaufzeichnungsaktualisierungen

Letztes Update gepostet (Tatsächlich)

18. September 2026

Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt

15. September 2026

Zuletzt verifiziert

1. September 2026

Mehr Informationen

Begriffe im Zusammenhang mit dieser Studie

Plan für individuelle Teilnehmerdaten (IPD)

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Beschreibung des IPD-Plans

Scientists may request data for a PROSPERO registered meta-analysis that has been published in a peer reviewed journal.

IPD-Sharing-Zeitrahmen

One year after publication of data.

IPD-Sharing-Zugriffskriterien

Scientists who have a PROSPERO registered meta-analysis with a protocol that has been published in a peer reviewed journal may request data for that meta-analysis. The scientist will use their academic email to reach out to the PI with the protocol manuscript describing the data that is requested, their address, phone number and contact details. Upon review of the documents, and the request, the PI will determine if the request meets guidelines. If the request is deemed appropriate the PI will initiate an outgoing material data use agreement with the Division of Sponsored Programs at the University of Iowa who will contact the requesting scientists to sign the contract.

Art der unterstützenden IPD-Freigabeinformationen

  • STUDIENPROTOKOLL
  • ICF

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Nein

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