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Whole Food Plant-based Diet Effect on Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Effect of Whole Food Plant-based Diet in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
About This Trial
This research aims to develop a better understanding and clinical knowledge of the effects of a plant based diet on severity and daytime sleepiness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
- Daytime sleepiness with ESS score ≥ 5.
- Patient's prior sleep study with AHI between ≥ 10 and ≤ 45 (4% scoring criterion).
- On treatment for OSA, failed or not willing to use all other OSA treatment options
- Has access to a weight scale at home or able to come into the Sleep Clinic to be weighed after the 8-week plant-based diet period.
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
- Pregnancy or lactation.
- Current use of a vegan diet.
- BMI ≤ 22.
- Complex, central sleep apnea.
- Pre-existing significant degree of cardio-pulmonary disease-heart failure with reduced EF of 35 or lower, unstable arrythmia, severe degree of pulmonary hypertension, severe degree of obstructive or restrictive lung disease including COPD and Interstitial lung disease.
- On weight loss medications or starting new exercise regimen during the 8-week plant-based diet period.
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Daytime sleepiness with ESS score ≥ 5.
* Patient's prior sleep study with AHI between ≥ 10 and ≤ 45 (4% scoring criterion).
* On treatment for OSA, failed or not willing to use all other OSA treatment options
* Has access to a weight scale at home or able to come into the Sleep Clinic to be weighed after the 8-week plant-based diet period.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Pregnancy or lactation.
* Current use of a vegan diet.
* BMI ≤ 22.
* Complex, central sleep apnea.
* Pre-existing significant degree of cardio-pulmonary disease-heart failure with reduced EF of 35 or lower, unstable arrythmia, severe degree of pulmonary hypertension, severe degree of obstructive or restrictive lung disease including COPD and Interstitial lung disease.
* On weight loss medications or starting new exercise regimen during the 8-week plant-based diet period.
Treatments Being Tested
BEHAVIORAL
Whole Food Plant-Based Diet
A whole food, plant-based diet focuses on whole foods that are not processed. The diet places an emphasis on plant foods that are naturally lower in fat and includes eating a variety of plant foods (fruits, vegetables, beans and legumes, whole grains, nuts and seeds, spices and herbs).
Locations (1)
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, United States