Can switching to a vegan diet for one month change your body and blood?
NCT ID NCT07731633
First seen Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares healthy long-term vegans, omnivores, and omnivores who switch to a vegan diet for one month. Researchers measure body weight, body fat, cholesterol, inflammation markers, and quality of life to see how diet affects metabolic health. The goal is to understand both the immediate and long-term effects of a plant-based diet.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- vegan diet
- What this could lead to
- If the results show clear differences, this could help clarify whether short-term or long-term vegan eating patterns affect metabolic health and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, non-randomized study with only 31 participants, so findings may not apply broadly. Diet adherence and self-reporting can also affect accuracy.
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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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31 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Jun 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Healthy individuals without chronic disease * BMI between 18 and 30 kg/m² * Provision of written informed consent * For the VEG-P group: exclusive adherence to a plant-based diet for at least 2 years * For the WD group: regular consumption of animal products for at least 2 years * For the intervention group (VEG): willingness to adhere to complete exclusion of animal products for the duration of the study Exclusion Criteria: * Active infection * Eating disorder * Severe or unstable metabolic disease (e.g., diabetes mellitus) * Endocrine disorders * BMI \< 18 or \> 30 kg/m² * Age \< 18 years * Current or past malignancy * Systemic corticosteroid therapy * Hormone replacement therapy * Pregnancy * Inability to complete follow-up assessments * Excessive alcohol consumption
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Martin
Martin, Žilina Region, 03601, Slovakia
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