Long-term fasting and food reintroduction study
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study looks at what happens in your body during a long fast (5+ days) and when you start eating again. It may help you understand how fasting affects your health.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 to 90 years old.
- You are fasting for 5 days or more at the Buchinger Wilhelmi clinic in Überlingen or Marbella.
- You can give your informed consent to participate.
- You do not have cachexia, anorexia, or serious kidney, liver, or brain blood vessel disease.
- You do not have an ongoing chronic mental or psychiatric condition.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding and are not in another study.
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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