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Completed Phase 3 Interventional

Low Carbohydrate Diet Compared to Calorie and Fat Restricted Diet in Patients With Obesity and Type II Diabetes

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00108459

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Official title

Safety and Efficacy of Low Carbohydrate Diet in Obesity and Type 2 DM: RCT

Brief summary

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This study is designed to address the hypothesis that in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), a low carbohydrate diet not specifically restricted in calories compared to low fat, caloric restricted diet over 24 months will cause 5% greater reduction in body weight in patients with obesity and type 2 DM, be safe, and will not have any detrimental effects on serum lipid concentrations.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00108459
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Enrollment
156 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Behavioral

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Aug 31, 2004
Primary completion
Not listed
Completion
Nov 30, 2007
Last update posted
Jan 20, 2009

2004 – 2007

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
VA Medical Center Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104

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