MIND diet tested for MS: a Brain-Healthy eating plan to fight fatigue and fog
NCT ID NCT07057999
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested whether the MIND diet—a mix of Mediterranean and DASH diets—could improve fatigue, quality of life, and brain fog in 62 adults with multiple sclerosis. Participants followed either the MIND diet or a traditional healthy diet for 3 months, with weekly online check-ins. Researchers measured changes using questionnaires and blood tests to see if this eating plan offers extra benefits for MS symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MIND diet (a combination of Mediterranean and DASH diets)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple dietary approach to help manage fatigue and brain fog in people with multiple sclerosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 62 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Dietary changes can be hard to maintain, and any benefits might be modest.
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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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62 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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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18 to 65 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: * Adult MS patients between the ages of 18-65 diagnosed according to the 2017 McDonald criteria * Having been diagnosed with MS at least three months ago; patients are called for routine check-ups in the first and third months after starting treatment, as liver function tests and/or hemogram values may be impaired due to the treatment they started when they are newly diagnosed with MS. For this reason, it was planned to include patients whose check-ups were completed and no unexpected changes were observed in the blood parameters table due to the medication. * No DMT change in the last 6 months * Patients who use their medications regularly * Not using nutritional support or supplements * Patients with an EDSS score of ≤6 * Patients with a body mass index (BMI) between 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * MS patients who are pregnant or lactating * Having another chronic metabolic disease and/or having had surgery in the last 3 months * MS patients with limb deficiency * MS patients on a special diet * Patients using antidepressants and/or mood stabilizers * Having had an attack and/or receiving steroid treatment in the last month
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University/Muğla Training and Research Hospital Neurology Polyclinic
Muğla, Mentese, 48000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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