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Plant-Based Diet for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

PLATE: Health Effects of Plant-Based Diet in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 Mar 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of a plant-based diet (PBD) intervention in adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) on disease activity. The investigators hypothesize that if patients with RA follow a 100% PBD over a 16-week period it will lead to improvements in: \- Disease activity (measured by DAS28), including reduction in symptoms and overall improvements in health-related quality of life. The effects of the PBD will be compared to a habitual diet, that includes no dietary changes. Participants in the intervention group will: * Receive weekly delivery of food boxes which include plant-based food items * Receive a daily multivitamin supplement * Receive continuous dietetic guidance * Participate in a practical cooking class to get an introduction to a PBD * Participate in three online supervisions throughout the intervention period Participants in the control group will follow the same plan for the project visits at the hospital but will be restricted to continue their habitual diet. Thus, not performing any dietary changes.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
180 (estimated)
First submitted
18 Nov 2025
Start date
15 Dec 2025
Primary completion date
Dec 2028
Lead sponsor
Center for Clinical Research and Prevention
NCT number
NCT07268326

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 180
  • From 15 Dec 2025 to the primary completion date, Dec 2028
  • 2 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Food allergies and intolerances

Other

  • Smokers
  • Pregnancy / planned pregnancy
  • Prednisolone treatment
  • DAS28 above 3.2
  • Current dietary habits resembling intervention diet (e.g., PBD lifestyle)
  • Unable to understand the informed consent and study procedures

Who the study is looking for

  • Age ≥18 years
  • DAS28 score ≤3.2, and without swollen joints
  • RA diagnosis of minimum one year
  • Stable pharmacological treatment for at least four months and with no planned change in treatment within eight weeks

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (2)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Center for Clinical Research and Prevention
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FrederiksbergDenmarkRecruiting
The Department of Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Rigshospitalet, Glostrup
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Glostrup MunicipalityDenmarkRecruiting

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