NCT07702695Not yet recruiting
A Mediterranean Diet-Based Culinary Intervention in Adults With Metabolic Syndrome
Impact of a Mediterranean Diet-based Culinary Medicine Intervention on the Reversal of Metabolic Syndrome and Biomarkers of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Aging
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Metabolic syndrome is a major public health concern associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and premature mortality. The Mediterranean diet has consistently demonstrated beneficial effects on metabolic health and is recommended as a dietary strategy for the prevention and management of metabolic syndrome. However, most interventions have focused on conventional nutritional counseling and have paid limited attention to the culinary and gastronomic skills required to translate dietary recommendations into sustainable eating behaviors. This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness of a Mediterranean diet-based nutritional intervention complemented by culinary medicine training sessions compared with a nutritional intervention alone in Spanish adults with metabolic syndrome. The culinary medicine component is designed to enhance participants' food preparation skills, confidence in cooking, and ability to incorporate Mediterranean dietary principles into their daily lives. Participants will be followed for 6 months to assess changes in metabolic syndrome components and other metabolic health indicators. The study aims to determine whether the integration of culinary medicine education enhances the effectiveness of conventional nutritional counseling in improving metabolic syndrome outcomes and promoting long-term adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 120 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 6 Jul 2026
- Start date
- Sept 2026
- Primary completion date
- Mar 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07702695
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 120
- From Sept 2026 to the primary completion date, Mar 2027
- 1 site 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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Prior treatment
- Previous culinary training or formal culinary education
Other illness
- Food allergies or intolerances to foods typical of the Mediterranean diet
- Gluten intolerance or celiac disease
- Eating disorders (including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder)
- Moderate to severe psychiatric disorders that may compromise adherence to the intervention
- History of cardiovascular events
Other
- Adherence to a vegetarian or vegan diet
- BMI \>35 kg/m²
- Extreme dietary patterns in the last 3 months (e.g., Atkins diet, very high-protein diets)
- Excessive alcohol consumption (\>30 g/day for men and \>20 g/day for women)
- Pregnancy or lactation
Who the study is looking for
- Men and women
- Age between 30 and 60 years
- Body mass index (BMI) between 20 and 35 kg/m²
- Presence of metabolic syndrome defined as having at least three of the following criteria:
- HDL cholesterol \<40 mg/dL in men and \<50 mg/dL in women
- Fasting glucose \>100 mg/dL or use of hypoglycemic agents
- Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL or use of lipid-lowering medication
- Blood pressure ≥130/85 mmHg
- Waist circumference ≥102 cm in men and ≥88 cm in women
Age in the registry: 30 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDIBAPS - Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (Hospital Clínic de Barcelona) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Barcelona | Spain | Unknown status |
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