Mediterranean diet shows promise for metabolic health in psychiatric patients
NCT ID NCT07164014
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested whether a Mediterranean diet could improve metabolic syndrome markers in 30 hospitalized adults with psychiatric conditions. Participants followed either a Mediterranean diet or a standard hospital diet for 8 weeks, then switched. Researchers measured weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and inflammation. The goal was to see if the Mediterranean diet offers better metabolic control for this group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mediterranean diet
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this diet could help manage metabolic syndrome in people with psychiatric conditions, reducing their risk of heart disease and diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed crossover study with only 30 participants. Results may not apply to all psychiatric patients, and dietary changes can be hard to maintain long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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144 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 to 59 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Hospitalized adults with psychiatric conditions * Diagnosed with three components of metabolic syndrome Exclusion Criteria: * cognitive or physical impairments that made it difficult to gather all pertinent information * Non-Hospitalized patients
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mental Health Hospital
Riyadh, 36445, Saudi Arabia
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