Addiction, Mental Health Issue
Conditions
Brief summary
The trial will be placed within an ongoing addiction recovery program at Infinite Recovery in Austin, TX. Members with any addiction enrolling in an inpatient treatment program at Infinite Recovery will be recruited into this 1-year study to evaluate the effectiveness of a plant-based diet to aid drug and/or alcohol addiction recovery. Volunteers willing to participate in the trial will be randomly assigned to a treatment or control group. Those in the treatment group will follow the standard protocol offered by Infinite Recovery, with the exception that they will be provided with only plant-based meals. Both groups will also receive nutrition education to support their dietary plan. Several health and wellbeing endpoints will be assessed as part of the standard care at Infinite Recovery, combined with a few additional measurements described within this study protocol.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPlant-based diet + nutrition education
The intervention group will adopt a nutrient-dense dietary pattern and receive nutrition education sessions specific to that lifestyle. The diet protocol is comprised of minimally-processed plant foods such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, beans, nuts and seeds. No refined sugars, added salt, or oil will be included. Dietary fat intake limited to 20% of total calories or less per day. Animal products will be eliminated. This dietary pattern is expected to improve resilience, mood, inflammation, microbiome, spirituality, and overall general health (as measured by weight, cholesterol, blood pressure). The treatment group will also receive weekly nutrition education sessions to support the diet.
Sponsors
Northern Arizona University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
This is a randomized controlled trial with an intervention and control group comparison.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age 18 or older * Entering inpatient treatment at Infinite Recovery Addiction Treatment Facility
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant * Psychiatrically unstable.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Resilience | Change from baseline to week 3 | Measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC); scale scores range 0-100, with higher values representing better outcomes. |
Contacts
Primary ContactTara Kemp, BA
Backup ContactJay Sutliffe, PhD
Outcome results
None listed