Electrophysiological Changes With Diet.

Benha University200 enrolled

Overview

Dietary habits may affect our body by certain mechanisms, visual sense is one of the most vital human senses that needs special attention in our daily habits.

Retinal function directly related to our quality of vision, different drugs can affect our vision in certain ways, however, out unhealthy dietary habits can indirectly affect our quality of life and vision.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Fasting, Intermittent Fasting Hypoglycemia Fasting Obesity Diabetes

Interventions

Retinal electrophysiologyDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Retinal electrophysiology to assess retinal function before and with fasting during ramadan in both groups.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * healthy subjects with intermittent fasting. * obese subjects with body mass index more than 30. Exclusion Criteria: * patients with any retinal diseases that may ter retinal functional test. * patients on systemic drugs that may alter retinal function.

Locations (1)

Ahmed Abdelshafy Tabl

Banhā, Benha, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Retinal function amplitude

Changes in amplitude of retinal electrophysiology in both groups measured in nano volt/degree.

Time frame: Baseline and one month after fasting in both groups.

Secondary Outcomes

Retinal function latency.

Changes in latency of retinal electrophysiology in both groups measured in milliseconds.

Time frame: Baseline and one month after fasting in both groups.

Central Contacts

Ahmed A Tabl, MD

CONTACT

01222328766 ahmad4lg@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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