Clinical Trial: Dietary Reporting In The Amyloidoses

Study Status: RECRUITING
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL




Official Title: DRITA Pilot Trial: Dietary Reporting in the Amyloidoses

Brief Summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about malnutrition and weight loss in patients with Amyloidosis.

The main question it aims to answer is:

Is it feasible to use a low-cost nutrition-based application (apps) for use on a smartphone to obtain detailed information on caloric intake in Amyloidosis patients

Participants will be asked to:

  • Download the MyFitnessPal application on their smartphone and view an online tutorial
  • After a week of practice, from weeks 2-9, participants will enter daily dietary intake as well as daily herbal/alternative supplement intake into the MyFitnessPal application on their smartphone.
  • complete a questionnaire prior to starting the application, after week 2 and at week 10 after starting the application