Status:

COMPLETED

resVida and Fat Oxidation

Lead Sponsor:

Maastricht University Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

DSM Nutritional Products, Inc.

Top Institute Food and Nutrition

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

MALE

45-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

There is now a general consensus that the combination of excessive energy intake and a low capacity to oxidize fat will lead to muscular fat accumulation and insulin resistance. It is known for many y...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • male sex
  • age 45-65 years
  • body fat percentage \> 25%, BMI 30-35 kg/m2
  • sedentary
  • stable dietary habits
  • willingness to abstain from ingestion of resveratrol-containing foods
  • healthy

Exclusion

  • female sex
  • unstable body weight (weight gain or loss \> 3 kg in the last three months)
  • total body fat percentage \< 25%
  • fasting plasma glucose \> 6.1 mmol/l
  • hemoglobin \< 7.8 mmol/l
  • engagement in programmed exercise \> 2 hours total per week
  • impaired kidney and/ or liver function
  • first- or second-degree family member with type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • any medical condition requiring treatment and/ or medication use
  • intake of dietary supplements except vitamins and minerals
  • unwilling to restrict high-resveratrol containing foods
  • current alcohol consumption \> 20 grams/day
  • participation in another biomedical study within 1 month before the screening visit
  • a contraindication to MRI scanning. These contraindications include patients with the following devices:
  • central nervous system aneurysm clips
  • implanted neural stimulator
  • implanted cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator
  • cochlear implant
  • insulin pump
  • or metal containing corpora aliena in the eye or brains

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

18 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00998504

Start Date

October 1 2009

End Date

January 1 2011

Last Update

March 18 2011

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Maastricht University Medical Center

Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, 6200 MD