Effects of Fasting on Self Efficacy
CompletedNCT02113111
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The study aims to investigate * if a 7 day therapeutic fasting regimen will affect self-efficacy of patients with chronic diseases * the effects of fasting on physical and mental well-being, quality of life and body awareness/image * the association between patients characteristics and the perceived health benefit after fasting * the association between Diagnosis according to traditional Chinese medicine and physical and mental well-being during the course of fasting * experiences and perceptions of patients during fasting therapy
Study details
- Official title
- The Effects of Therapeutic Fasting on Self Efficacy Measures - a Prospective Observational Trial
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Gout
- Headache
- Arthritis
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Fasting
- Sponsor
- Universität Duisburg-Essen
- Start date
- 2014-04
- Primary completion
- 2015-07
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Germany
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * eligible for fasting, i.e. normal weight (no anorexia, no nutritional deficiency, no BMI\<18 or \>35, no eating disorder) Exclusion Criteria: * psychiatric disorder * type 1 diabetes * hepatitis * severe somatic disorder (oncological disease, hepatological or nephrological) * pregnancy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02113111