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Effects of Weight-loss Treatment in Obese Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Very Low Energy Diet (VLED) for Obesity and 4 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 90 participants across 4 sites.
Detailed Summary
The study is an open intervention study with the aim to determine the effects of weight-loss treatment with Low-Energy liquid Diet (LED) on disease activity, quality of life and markers of the metabolic syndrome in patients with psoriatic arthritis and obesity.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Very Low Energy Diet (VLED), divided into 4 daily doses, gives any intake of 640 calories per day together with the recommended doses of vitamins and minerals. During an initial period of 12 weeks the patients only consume VLED. After the strict period food is successively reintroduced during a period of 18 weeks.