High Carbohydrate vs. High Fat Diets in the Treatment of Obesity (JBR 0512)
Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00123240. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.
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Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to compare the ability of low calorie high carbohydrate and low calorie high fat/protein diets to decrease abdominal fat in overweight and obese subjects. The investigators will also test the effects of these diets on secondary outcomes including body composition, fluid and electrolyte balance, lipids and lipoproteins, blood pressure, arterial compliance, glucose and insulin metabolism, bone turnover, and measures of satiety.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00123240
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 40 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Low calorie high carbohydrate diet Behavioral
- Low calorie high fat/protein diet Behavioral
Behavioral
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 30 Years to 50 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jul 2004 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Apr 2010 (Actual)
- Completion
- Apr 2010 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Jan 11, 2012
2004 – 2010
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller University | New York | New York | 10021 | — |
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