Ketogenic diet for rheumatoid arthritis symptoms and inflammation
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Hormones & metabolism, Immune system & allergy, Skin clinical trials.
This study tests whether a very low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet can improve rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It’s designed for people whose RA treatment is already stable and who are not currently using a keto diet or certain medicines.
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Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using standard 2010 criteria.
- Your RA medicines (DMARDs and/or biologic drugs) have been at the same dose for at least 2 months.
- You have not used prednisone or other steroid pills in the past 4 weeks (shots into a joint are allowed).
- You do not use insulin and you are not on a ketogenic diet or ketone supplements in the last 3 months.
- You have not been hospitalized in the past 30 days and you do not have serious uncontrolled illnesses.
- You do not have certain ongoing conditions (like other autoimmune/inflammatory diseases), cancer, or chronic infections (like HIV or hepatitis).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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