A Study of Plant-based Diet on Postprandial Sleepiness

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Drowsiness

Treatments: Behavioral: Plant-based diet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05706649

22-011794

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research aims to develop a better understanding and clinical knowledge of the effects of a plant-based diet on postprandial sleepiness.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Sleepiness after eating lunch.
• ESS score ≥3 for answering the question about these two situations: 'sitting quietly after lunch without alcohol' and 'lying down to rest in the afternoon when circumstances permit'.

Exclusion Criteria

• Diabetes.
• Pregnancy or lactation.
• Current use of a vegan/plant-based diet
• BMI ≤ 22.
• Iron deficiency.
• Vitamin B12 deficiency.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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12 participants in 1 patient group

Plant-based diet

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects will receive a handbook on plant-based diet including recipe recommendations. They will follow a strict plant-based diet for 21 day.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Plant-based diet