Thanks for expressing interest in the anti-inflammatory meals study. Please read the information below which will give you a brief overview of the study, so that you can decide if you want to participate before completing our screening questionnaire.

Project Title: Anti-inflammatory meals – a post-prandial pilot study

Dr Aimee Dordevic         
Department of Nutrition & Dietetics
Email:  aimee.dordevic@monash.edu

 

Stephanie Cowan
Department of Nutrition & Dietetics
Phone: 9902 4270 
Email: stephanie.cowan@monash.edu

If you would like further information regarding any aspect of this project, please contact the researchers (Stephanie) on 9902 4270 or at stephanie.cowan@monash.edu.
 
What is the aim of the study?
A number of foods in our diet (for example tea, herbs and spices, whole grains, dark green leafy vegetables and fermented foods) contain compounds that may help to lower levels of inflammation in the body. The aim of this study is to examine how meals that contain a high amounts of these anti-inflammatory compounds effect circulating markers of inflammation. This research will contribute to the evidence for a whole diet approach in reducing markers of systemic inflammation, which will have population benefits for chronic disease risk and management.
 

What will I be asked to do if I take part?

Once you have completed the online screening questionnaire and if you meet our eligibility criteria, you will be invited to come in and meet with a researcher at the Be Active Sleep & Eat (BASE) facility (Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University), located at Level 1, 264 Ferntree Gully Rd, Notting Hill. At the screening session we will take measurements of your height, weight, waist circumference, and blood pressure. At this stage, if you meet our eligibility criteria, you will be invited to take part in our study.

 

As part of the study, you will be asked to take part in 3 testing visits (from 8:00am – 1:30pm), at least 1 week apart. During each of these visits, you will be given a test meal to consume. We will then take several small blood samples via a cannula during the following 5 hours.

 

Please be reassured that participating in this study will not impact on your work schedule and capacity. Your visits to the BASE facility will be arranged on your days-off and at a time convenient to you. 
 

Payment

Participants will be offered a free 30 minute nutrition consultation with an Accredited Practising Dietitian on completion of the study. Participants will also receive a report of their own body composition from their DXA scan. Such a scan would cost $80-100 to source privately. Additionally, participants will receive a copy of the Monash University e-book 'Using Food as Medicine: Fighting Inflammation'.

 

Please refer to the full study explanatory statement for more information (Explanatory Statement). 

<p><span style="font-size:22px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="line-height: 107%;">Information regarding this online screening questionnaire</span></strong></span></span><strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:107%; mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><u><span style="line-height: 107%;">Online Screening Questionnaire</span></u></strong><strong><span style="line-height: 107%;">&nbsp;</span></strong></span></span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:107%;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">After you have expressed interest in participating in this study, we will ask you to follow the web-link provided on the flyer and complete a secure and confidential online screening questionnaire. The purpose of this questionnaire is to get some information from you (including height, weight, health-status and living arrangements) to help us assess your eligibility. We will also ask you to provide your contact details on this questionnaire, so that we can inform you of your eligibility on conclusion of the questionnaire.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><span style="line-height: 107%;">&nbsp;</span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><u><span style="line-height: 107%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Confidentiality&nbsp;and storage of data</span></u></strong></span></span><strong><u><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="line-height: 107%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">All information you provide and the data collected (including questionnaire responses, weight and body measurements) will be confidential and stored and collected in accordance with Monash University regulations</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><strong><u><o:p></o:p></u></strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>If you are still interested in participating in this study, please fill in the consent form below and then proceed to the Screening Questionnaire.&nbsp;</strong><br> &nbsp;<o:p></o:p><br> <strong><u>Project</u></strong><strong>: <u>Anti-inflammatory meals – a post-prandial pilot study</u></strong><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><u>Chief Investigator</u></strong><strong>: Dr Aimee Dordevic </strong><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">I have been asked to take part in the Monash University research project specified above. I have read and understood the Explanatory Statement and I hereby consent to participate in this project.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p><span style="font-size:16px;"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>I consent to the following:&nbsp;</b></font><br></span></p>
 
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