Analysis of NfL and GFAP in Different Dietary Patterns
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-40
SponsorSalzburger Landeskliniken
About this trial
This observational study aims to investigate the impact of different dietary patterns on brain tissue biomarkers in healthy young adults by measuring blood levels of NfL and GFAP.
The primary research question is: Do vegan, vegetarian, or omnivorous diets influence NfL and GFAP levels?
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Healthy individuals who have followed a vegan, vegetarian, or omnivorous diet for at least one consecutive year
Aged between 18 and 40 years
Provision of written informed consent
Disqualifiers
Diagnose neurological disorders (e.g. neurodegenerative, inflammatory, autoimmune, infectious, vascular)
Eating disorders
Excessive alcohol consumption
Pregnancy
Trial population
Young and healthy individuals aged between 18 and 40 years
Trial design
Design model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
300 Participants
are grouped into 3 trial groupsGroup A: Omnivore
Group B: Vegan
Group C: Vegetarian
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Blood levels of the following biomarkers: neurofilament light chain (NfL) in pg/mL, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in pg/mL.
Time frame
Once at baselineSponsors and contacts
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Salzburger Landeskliniken
Lead sponsor
Medizinische Einrichtungen der Universität Düsseldorf
Collaborator
Medizinische Fakultät der Universität zu Köln
Collaborator
Universitätsklinkum Münster - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik B
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov