Status:

COMPLETED

Cross-Over Multicentre Study in Adolescents

Lead Sponsor:

Federico II University

Conditions:

Overweight

Hyperlipidemia

Eligibility:

FEMALE

13-16 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of two diets with different glycemic index and fibre content on glucose metabolism and plasma lipid profile of 80 adolescents in 4 European ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 13-16 yrs
  • Written informed consent
  • Menstrual cycle for at least 6 months
  • Overweight

Exclusion

  • Taking part simultaneously in another research trial
  • Involvement in physical training (\>4 h/week of vigorous physical activity)
  • Any dietary treatment in the previous two months
  • Body weight changes \> 3 kg in the previous two months
  • Gastrointestinal diseases, irritable bowel syndrome, or positive history for recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, bloating, epigastric pain, abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort, flatulence, severe constipation
  • Kidney diseases
  • Type 1 or type 2 diabetes
  • Thyroid or other hormonal diseases
  • Other secondary causes (including illnesses) of hyperlipidemia or altered glucose metabolism
  • Severe hyperlipidemia (total cholesterol \> 300 mg/dL or triglycerides \>300 mg/dL)
  • Severe hypertension
  • Positive history for eating disorders
  • Any regular drug treatment
  • Any food allergy and intolerance

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00635544

Start Date

January 1 2007

End Date

April 1 2008

Last Update

January 28 2009

Active Locations (4)

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Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University

Athens, Greece, 17671

2

Pécsi Tudományegyetem Anyagcseregondozó

Pécs, Hungary, 7623

3

Dipartimento di Pediatria Università di Napoli "Federico II"

Napoli, Italy, 80131

4

Instituto del Frio. Departamento de Metabolismo y Nutrición

Madrid, Spain, 28040