90
Participants
Start Date
April 30, 2016
Primary Completion Date
December 12, 2019
Study Completion Date
October 6, 2021
Very Low Energy Diet (VLED)
Very Low Energy Diet (VLED), divided into 4 daily doses, gives any intake of 640 calories per day together with the recommended doses of vitamins and minerals. During an initial period of 12 weeks the patients only consume VLED. After the strict period food is successively reintroduced during a period of 18 weeks.
Department of Rheumatology at the Hospital of Alingsås, Alingsås
Department of Rheumatology at the Hospital of Borås, Borås
Department of Obesity and Internal Medicine at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg
Department of Rheumatology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg
Vastra Gotaland Region
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