D51.3
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Group 1: vegan without supplements. Included in this diet are nori algae (min. 12 g/week) and sun-dried wild edible mushrooms (min. 15g/week).
5 test periods: October 2011, December 2011, Feb
Sponsors
Gesundheitspraxis Dickendorf
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Minimum age: 16 years, both sexes, all nationalities - Participants must be of legal age or must present a written agreement of their custodian - Participants must be in good health - Participants must not suffer from a lack of vitamin B12 or vitamin D as a result of a disease - Participants must have followed their present diet (vegetarian or vegan) for at least two years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Persons who suffer from a lack of vitamin B12 or vitamin D as a result of a disease - Persons whose ability to reason could be doubted
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome: Serum level of: Total B12, bioactive B12, holotranscobalamin, homocysteine, methylmalonic acid, mean cellular volume, vitamin D2 and D3 Time of investigation: 5 investigations in 8 months (every second month) from october 2011 to june 2012 Method: Laboratory tests: Total B12: CLIA Holotranscobalamin: CMIA Bioactive B12: direct MTP essay Homocysteine: HPLC Methylmalonic acid: LC-MS/MS Vitamin D2 and D3: HPLC and LC-MS/MS | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome: Bioactive B12: correlation coeffizient in connection with: Total-B12, Holotranscobalamin, Methylmalonic acid Statitstics will be done after the end of patent investigations (6/2012); Statistics will be done with Excel and SPSS | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJoachim Schwarz
Gesundheitspraxis Dickendorf
Outcome results
None listed