Calorie Restriction, Protein Supplementation and Metabolic Health
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Official title
Calorie Restriction and Metabolic Health
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether consuming additional protein during calorie restriction induced weight loss has beneficial or harmful effects on multi-organ (liver, muscle, adipose tissue) insulin sensitivity, colonocyte proliferation rates, the gut microbiome, muscle mass and function, and bone mineral density in obese, postmenopausal women.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01538836
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 75 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Weight loss with normal protein intake Behavioral
- Weight loss with protein supplementation Behavioral
Behavioral
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 50 Years to 65 Years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 2012 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- Mar 2017 (Actual)
- Completion
- Mar 2017 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Mar 27, 2017
2012 – 2017
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University School of Medicine | St Louis | Missouri | 63110 | — |
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- Last update posted Mar 27, 2017 · Synced Nov 2, 2026
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