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Diet study with 501 adults aged 30 to 65 is still recruiting

Recruiting · Fondazione Valter Longo

What this means

This is a trial that is still signing up people, so no results are out yet. It will compare two diet plans with a group that keeps its usual diet.

Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.

Status
Recruiting
Who can join
See eligibility · 501 adults aged 30 to 65, with 410 enrolled so far
Where
1 site

Contacts and how to join ↗

The science

Registered title
Follow up Study of Varapodio Trial: Effect of Longevity and Fasting Mimicking Diet on Risk Factors Age Correlated and Biomarkers of Aging
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
interventional
Conditions
Fat Mass, Risk Factors Cardiovascular Disease, Epigenetic Aging, Metabolism Changes, Overweight (BMI > 25), Risk Behavior, Obesity (Disorder)
What is tested
fasting mimicking diet
Sponsor
Fondazione Valter Longo
Ages
No minimum to no maximum
Dates
First posted Dec 1, 2025 · updated Dec 1, 2025

Registry summary

A large ongoing randomized, open-label trial aimed at evaluating the effects of two different dietary interventions, FMD and LD, on body composition and cardiovascular (CV) biomarkers in a real word population (NCT05698654) is actually ongoing. This trial started in January 2024 will enrol 501 adult subjects between the ages of 30 and 65: 167 subjects randomized to the FMD arm with a 5-day meal program once every three months for a 6-month period (arm 1); 167 subjects randomized to follow the FMD plus a Longevity Diet program (FMD+LD) for a 6-month period (arm 2); 167 randomized to the control group (arm 3) that will continue their usual diet. On 2024,410, participants were enrolled and randomly assigned to FMD, FMD + LD, or control arm. Although preliminary data demonstrated the beneficial effects of such nutritional plans on body weight, BMI, body composition, and cardiovascular (CV) biomarkers, limited data is available on the long-term effects of these powerful nutritional interventions.

Sites (1)

  • Ambulatorio Medico presso Biblioteca Comunale, Varapodio, Calabria, Italy, Italy
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