Ultrasound Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Changed Diet

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Major surgery (including joint surgery) within 8 weeks prior to baseline or planned major surgery within 3 months after baseline
• •2. Evidence of serious uncontrolled concomitant cardiovascular, nervous system, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, endocrine, or gastrointestinal disease
• •3. Known active current or history of recurrent bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial or other infections (as this may falsely elevate biomarkers)
• •4. Any major episode of infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with IV antibiotics within 4 weeks of baseline or oral antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to baseline
• •5. Pregnant women or nursing (breast feeding) mothers
• •6. Neuropathies or other conditions that might interfere with pain evaluation unless related to primary disease under investigation
• •7. History of an eating disorder
• •8. History of bariatric surgery
• •9. EKG results deeming patient to unsafe for study intervention
• •10. Allergy to study intervention