Rheumatology Diet Study
This study aims to collect information on rheumatology patients' dietary habits, autoimmune disease activity, dietary changes, disease symptom improvements, and perceptions on their dietary habits and how it affects their autoimmune disease. The main objective is to see if rheumatology patients change their dietary habits after their diagnosis of an autoimmune disease and if it subjectively improved their disease symptoms. It will also look at rheumatology patients' expectations for their rheumatologist when it comes to dietary advice and what resources they used to choose their new dietary habits. The study also seeks to measure the interest that rheumatology patients have in pursuing dietary changes as a means of controlling the symptoms of their autoimmune disease. It is expected that patients who changed their eating habits to healthier diets such as a Mediterranean diet would report less severe autoimmune disease symptoms. There are limited dietary recommendations for the management of many rheumatological diseases, so this study seeks to assess rheumatology patients' willingness to try dietary modifications, what improvements they had, and why they decide to make these changes in light of limited information.
Conditions:
🦠 Diet Habit 🦠 Rheumatologic Disease 🦠 Autoimmune Diseases 🦠 Rheumatoid Arthritis 🦠 Psoriatic Arthritis 🦠 Ankylosing Spondylitis 🦠 Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis 🦠 Sjogren's Syndrome 🦠 Systemic Lupus Erythematous 🦠 Scleroderma 🦠 Fibromyalgia
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 1 March 2024
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 1 July 2024
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 1 July 2024
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 500
🔬 Study Type OBSERVATIONAL
📊 Phase N/A
Locations:
📍 Orlando, Florida, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * Adults (over 18 years old) patients
    • * established UCF Health patients
    • * diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, dermatomyositis/polymyositis, Sjogren's Syndrome, systemic lupus erythematous, scleroderma, osteoarthritis, or fibromyalgia.

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * UCF Students, Faculty or Staff
    • * Children or Young Adults Under the age of 18
    • * Adults over 65
    • * Pregnant Women
    • * Prisoners
    • * Adults to Unable to Consent
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 65 Years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

🗓️ 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 Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 25 March 2024
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 25 March 2024
  • First Posted 1 April 2024

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 25 March 2024
  • Last Update Posted 1 April 2024
  • Last Verified March 2024