Study on the effect of fasting on knee and hip osteoarthritis
Daniela A Koppold et al.
June 2023
Other fasting
Rheumatism / Joints / Arthritis / Arthrosis
The study investigated the effects of prolonged modified fasting on pain and functional parameters in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis.
They conducted an observational study of 125 patients who underwent fasting as part of a treatment program between February 2018 and December 2020. The fasting period lasted about 7.7 days, with a daily calorie intake of <600 kcal.
The results showed improvements in pain relief, overall symptoms, quality of life, anxiety, depression, body weight and blood pressure. The study suggests that prolonged fasting as part of a multimodal integrative treatment can help patients with osteoarthritis to improve their quality of life and reduce their pain .
The most important information on the study at a glance
- Indications
- Osteoarthritis
- Institution
- Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Title
- Study on the effect of fasting on knee and hip osteoarthritis
- Brief description
- The study shows that fasting improves pain, quality of life and body weight, among other things, in patients with hip and knee osteoarthriti
- Original title
- Effects of Prolonged Fasting during Inpatient Multimodal Treatment on Pain and Functional Parameters in Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Exploratory Observational Study
- Link to the study
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37375597/
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