RecruitingObstructive Sleep ApneaDaytime Sleepiness
Whole Food Plant-based Diet Effect on Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Eligible age
18–70 yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
1 state
Healthy volunteers
No
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About this study
This research aims to develop a better understanding and clinical knowledge of the effects of a plant based diet on severity and daytime sleepiness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
You may qualify if…
- ✓ Daytime sleepiness with ESS score ≥ 5.
- ✓ Patient's prior sleep study with AHI between ≥ 10 and ≤ 45 (4% scoring criterion).
- ✓ On treatment for OSA, failed or not willing to use all other OSA treatment options
- ✓ Has access to a weight scale at home or able to come into the Sleep Clinic to be weighed after the 8-week plant-based diet period.
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ Pregnancy or lactation.
- ✕ Current use of a vegan diet.
- ✕ BMI ≤ 22.
- ✕ Complex, central sleep apnea.
- ✕ Pre-existing significant degree of cardio-pulmonary disease-heart failure with reduced EF of 35 or lower, unstable arrythmia, severe degree of pulmonary hypertension, severe degree of obstructive or restrictive lung disease including COPD and Interstitial lung disease.
- ✕ On weight loss medications or starting new exercise regimen during the 8-week plant-based diet period.
Where it's recruiting
Florida
Jacksonville
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT06395181 · last updated 2026-03-31