Feasibility Study: Plant Based Diet to Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Summary

In this feasibility study, our primary goal is to assess the practicality of implementing a plant-based food diet intervention for individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The intervention consists of three key components: 1) Educational materials (videos), 2) Participation in a cooking workshop introducing plant-based meals, complete with recipes, and 3) Daily delivery of plant-based dinner meals over a four-week period. This comprehensive investigation covers the testing of recruitment procedures, randomization, intervention elements, outcome assessments, and participant retention. Adopting a daily plant-based diet involves introducing several new plant-based foods and making adjustments to the existing diets of patients with RA. Consequently, the feasibility study will also aim to explore the acceptability of the intervention and whether a full-scale RCT is practically possible.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Disease Activity Score with 28 Joint Counts (DAS28) between 2.0-3.2
* A rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis of minimum 1 year
* Under stable pharmaceutical treatment for at least 4 months and with no planned change in treatment within 8 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

* Daily smokers
* Diabetes Mellitus
* Pregnancy / planned pregnancy
* Lactation
* Prednisolone treatment
* DAS28 below 2.0 and above 3.2
* Current dietary habits resembling intervention diet (e.g., 100% plant based diets)
* Participation in other intervention studies or clinical trials via the rheumatology outpatient clinic that will affect their adherence to plant based diets
* Not able to eat ad libitum meals because of e.g., allergy
* Unable to understand the informed consent and study procedures
* Alcohol and/or drug abuse

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